How Do You Spell PRICKING?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɪkɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "pricking" is spelled with a double "c" after the vowel "i" to represent a hard c/k sound, rather than the soft c/s sound that would be represented by a single "c". The IPA phonetic transcription for "pricking" is /ˈprɪkɪŋ/, where the symbol "ʃ" represents the "sh" sound in the middle of the word. The word is a verb meaning to pierce or puncture with a sharp object, and proper spelling is important in clear communication both in writing and speaking.

PRICKING Meaning and Definition

1. Pricking refers to the act of piercing or puncturing something with a sharp object, typically causing pain or discomfort. It is a versatile term that can describe various contexts and objects involved in the process of piercing.

   In a physical sense, pricking can denote the action of poking or stabbing one's skin or another surface, often done intentionally or accidentally. For example, pricking oneself with a needle while sewing or pricking a patient's finger to draw blood for a medical test are common scenarios.

   On a metaphorical level, pricking can describe causing emotional or psychological discomfort or irritation. It can refer to an instance where someone feels slightly offended or annoyed, akin to the sensation of being metaphorically "poked" or "prodded." For instance, a remark that pricks one's ego might impact their self-esteem or a joke that pricks at an individual's sensitive topic can cause emotional pain.

   In other contexts, pricking can also pertain to the sensation or action of a sharp object making small, rapid pinpricks on the skin, often related to an allergy test or acupuncture treatment. Additionally, the term can be used to describe a tingling or itching sensation resulting from an insect bite or the feeling of pins and needles after a limb has "fallen asleep."

   Overall, pricking encompasses the act of piercing, poking, irritating, or causing discomfort physically, emotionally, or metaphorically.

2. • Stinging as with prickles.

   • A sensation of sharp pain, as of being pricked; act of piercing with a sharp point.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for PRICKING

• priecing
• praking
• prking
• priciing
• priceing
• priucing
• prcing
• pickiing
• procing
• prciing
• peicring
• pciking
• patcking
• procting
• practing
• pariking
• triking
• sprickling
• parcking
• frickin
• sriking
• pivking
• piccking
• priing
• driking
• riking
• preicing
• periceing
• pricng
• pericing
• priving
• pickeing
• pranking
• prickin
• priccking
• princkin
• princeing
• prniking
• plickin
• kricking
• priclings
• priceings
• Wrieking
• Prickinup
• PrikSung
• pricsing

Etymology of PRICKING

The word "pricking" comes from the Old English word "prician" which means "to prick, pierce, or poke". It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "prikojaną". This word is further related to other Germanic languages such as Old Norse "prika" and Middle Dutch "pricken". Ultimately, the origin of the word can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root "preyḱ-" meaning "to prick, pierce, or sharpen".

Idioms with the word PRICKING

• a pricking in your thumbs Feeling a sense of foreboding or danger, typically with a physical sensation in the thumbs.

Similar spelling words for PRICKING

• pricing,
• pressing,
• preaching,
• pressingly,
• precinct,
• procyon,
• procaine,
• praising,
• price index,
• procnias.

Plural form of PRICKING is PRICKINGS

Conjugate verb Pricking

CONDITIONAL

I would prick

we would prick

you would prick

he/she/it would prick

they would prick

FUTURE

I will prick

we will prick

you will prick

he/she/it will prick

they will prick

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have pricked

we will have pricked

you will have pricked

he/she/it will have pricked

they will have pricked

PAST

I pricked

we pricked

you pricked

he/she/it pricked

they pricked

PAST PERFECT

I had pricked

we had pricked

you had pricked

he/she/it had pricked

they had pricked

PRESENT

I prick

we prick

you prick

he/she/it pricks

they prick

PRESENT PERFECT

I have pricked

we have pricked

you have pricked

he/she/it has pricked

they have pricked

I am pricking

we are pricking

you are pricking

he/she/it is pricking

they are pricking

I was pricking

we were pricking

you were pricking

he/she/it was pricking

they were pricking

I will be pricking

we will be pricking

you will be pricking

he/she/it will be pricking

they will be pricking

I have been pricking

we have been pricking

you have been pricking

he/she/it has been pricking

they have been pricking

I had been pricking

we had been pricking

you had been pricking

he/she/it had been pricking

they had been pricking

I will have been pricking

we will have been pricking

you will have been pricking

he/she/it will have been pricking

they will have been pricking

I would have pricked

we would have pricked

you would have pricked

he/she/it would have pricked

they would have pricked

I would be pricking

we would be pricking

you would be pricking

he/she/it would be pricking

they would be pricking

I would have been pricking

we would have been pricking

you would have been pricking

he/she/it would have been pricking

they would have been pricking