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pricked

The correct spelling is pricked.

How to pronounce pricked

verb

IPA: /pɹɪkt/

Say it like: Pri-ked

The correct spelling is pricked. To pierce or puncture slightly. For example: "John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood."

Usage Examples

John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.

to prick a pattern for embroidery

to prick a knife into a board

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To pierce or puncture slightly.
  2. 2.To form by piercing or puncturing.
  3. 3.To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
  4. 4.To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
  5. 5.To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.

adjective

  1. 1.Punctured by small holes

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