Meaning & use
Pricking
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Piercing something with a small, sharp point, or causing a sharp, stinging sensation.
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She felt the pricking of tiny thorns as she reached into the rosebush.
A guilty conscience kept pricking at him all night.
A note on using this word
Figuratively, pricking at a conscience describes a nagging, uncomfortable feeling of guilt, echoing the physical sensation of a small puncture.
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