prick /prik/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the act of puncturing with a small point
• (v.) cause a stinging pain
• (v.) to cause a sharp emotional pain

Chinese translation

• vt. 刺, 戳, 刺痛, 使竖起
• vi. 刺, 竖起
• n. 扎, 一刺, 刺痛

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/prik/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.6 · Super Rare

Word forms

pricking, pricked, pricks

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