Pricking

Medical workers stepped outside to receive the tribute, some with tears pricking their eyes.

In a move that could save motorists hundreds of pounds a week, a pledge to tackle this issue head-on will get motorists' ears pricking in traditional Labour heartlands like London.

Nothing alarming or untoward there, but like worrying about an errant bone in a fish fillet, I’d be concerned about pricking my tongue on a leftover spine from nopalitos, which are the pads of the prickly pear cactus ().

The viral sensation involved pricking the skin with a sewing needle dipped in ink, claiming it'd create lasting freckles for six months.

I turned to get a last look at the lake before repelling down, my toes gently pricking into the ice.

Licensed methods of killing birds including swallows, house martins and goldfinches include shooting, trapping and destroying nests “by hand” as well as pricking eggs, or preventing them from hatching by coating them with an oil such as liquid paraffin.

In prior, smaller-scale studies that used about a coffee cup's worth of lava, scientists in Germany found that they needed to apply an independent stimulus -- in essence pricking the water within the lava -- to trigger a blast.

Allergists do skin tests in one of two ways: either dropping some purified liquid of the allergen onto the skin and pricking the area with a small needle; or injecting a small amount of allergen under the skin.

Lancet A fine, sharp-pointed blade or needle for pricking the skin.

They note “Pricking is the process of making holes in a sheet of parchment (or membrane) in preparation of it ruling.