Definition of pricking

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Prick
• n. - The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
• n. - The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
• n. - Same as Nicking.
• n. - A sensation of being pricked.
• n. - The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
• n. - Dressing one's self for show; prinking.