Pricking and Stabbing

Pricking

Pricking noun - The act of puncturing with a small point.
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Synonyms for Pricking

Stabbing and pricking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stabbing" instead a noun "Pricking".

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

Stabbing

Stabbing adjective - Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.
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Synonyms for Stabbing

Pricking and stabbing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pricking" instead a noun "Stabbing".

Nearby Word: stabbed
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