prick
noun
a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
is pricking
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present progressiveof prick (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Your remarkable example of responsible and dynamic journalism is pricking the conscience of America.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fiery duke is pricking fast across Saint Andre's plain, With all the hireling chivalry of Guelders and Almayne.
From The Canadian Elocutionist by Anna Kelsey Howard
It is pricking me as if it were a garland of thorns--but I cannot throw it away.
From The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore
The fiery Duke is pricking fast across St. Andre's plain, With all the hireling chivalry of Guelders and Almayne.
From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
The fiery Duke is pricking fast across St. André's plain, With all the hireling chivalry of Guelders and Almayne.
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Burt
