prick
noun
a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
has been pricking
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present perfect progressiveof prick (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She feels like someone has been pricking a voodoo doll made in her image.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2016
My conscience has been pricking me, and I feel I have been very rude.
From Hard Pressed by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
I couldn't let you go until I had said something that is on my mind—something that has been pricking my conscience all evening.
From Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Thomas W. Hanshew
I expect her conscience has been pricking her.
From A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade
