Definition:
pricking
- prickingMake a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
- prickinga prickly feeling
- pricking(esp. of a horse or dog) Make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert
- pricking(of a person's eyes) Experience such a sensation
- prickingArouse or provoke to action
- pricking(of tears) Cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes)
- prickingCause mental or emotional discomfort to
- prickingFeel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one