pricks

SayPRIKS/pɹɪks/

2 meanings of pricks

1
verb
Third-person singular simple present of prick.
The nurse pricks your finger to check your blood sugar.
She pricks each potato with a fork before baking it.
2
noun
Plural of prick.
The pin left a row of tiny pricks along the edge of the paper.
She felt small pricks of guilt every time she skipped practice.

pricks is a form of prick

prick, verb: To pierce something slightly with a sharp point, or to make small holes or a pattern in it in this way. Full entry

Forms: prickpricks he/she/itpricking -ing formpricked past tense, past participle
Spelling: prick → pricks: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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