Pricking and Spur

Pricking

Pricking noun - The act of puncturing with a small point.
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Spur and pricking are semantically related. in stab topic. In some cases you can use "Spur" instead a verb "Pricking".

Nearby Words: prick, prickly, prickle, pricked, pricker

Spur

Spur verb - To urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object.

Pricking and spur are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Pricking" with "Spur", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: spurn, spurt, spurred, spurring
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