Meaning & use
Pinpricks
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Tiny punctures or holes made by or as if by the point of a pin.
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The fabric was covered in pinpricks where the tailor had marked the seams.
She felt a series of pinpricks as the acupuncturist inserted the needles.
A note on using this word
Often used figuratively for minor, nagging troubles that are small individually but wear a person down over time.
Words with a similar meaning
puncturesperforations
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Minor irritations or petty troubles, seen as small but persistent.
The tax hikes were pinpricks compared with the coming budget crisis.
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