What part of speech is pricking?

Pricking can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. pricking is a verb, gerund of prick (infinitive).
  • 2. pricking is a noun, singular of prickings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does pricking mean?

Definitions

Verb

prick - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
prick - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
prick - cause a prickling sensation
prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"

Noun

pricking - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"

Examples of pricking

#   Sentence  
1. noun By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
2. noun He gave the balloon a small prick.
3. noun What a prick!
4. noun He's a real prick.
5. noun "Here I come! ...Your Majesty, Duke Onkled is under attack by the evil forces of Ganon." "..." "Impa?! You're a slut!" "You smell like shit!" "Enough! Where's His Majesty?" "Ganon captured the King!" "Ganon is a prick..."
6. noun My lady-friends fondly call my prick ‘Rumor’, because it goes from mouth to mouth.
7. noun You can be a bit of a prick sometimes.
8. noun "The problem with teenage dogs is that they die usually in their junior or senior years. Few, if any, make it to college," said Tom. "You insensitive prick! We just buried the family dog!" said Mary.
9. noun I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
10. noun Sami is a crazy prick.
11. noun Tom is an arrogant prick.
12. noun Tom is an utter prick.
13. noun You're a self-inflated arrogant prick.
14. noun You lying prick!
15. noun What a prick!
16. verb I have a pricking pain here.
17. verb As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
18. verb It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
19. verb If you prick us, do we not bleed?
20. verb I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
21. verb I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
22. verb As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
23. verb It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
24. verb If you prick us, do we not bleed?
25. verb I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
26. verb I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
Sentence  
noun
By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.
He gave the balloon a small prick.
What a prick!
He's a real prick.
"Here I come! ...Your Majesty, Duke Onkled is under attack by the evil forces of Ganon." "..." "Impa?! You're a slut!" "You smell like shit!" "Enough! Where's His Majesty?" "Ganon captured the King!" "Ganon is a prick..."
My lady-friends fondly call my prick ‘Rumor’, because it goes from mouth to mouth.
You can be a bit of a prick sometimes.
"The problem with teenage dogs is that they die usually in their junior or senior years. Few, if any, make it to college," said Tom. "You insensitive prick! We just buried the family dog!" said Mary.
I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
Sami is a crazy prick.
Tom is an arrogant prick.
Tom is an utter prick.
You're a self-inflated arrogant prick.
You lying prick!
What a prick!
verb
I have a pricking pain here.
As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.

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