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Definitions for pinprick
ˈpɪnˌprɪkpin·prick

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pinprick.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pinpricknoun

    a minor annoyance

  2. pinpricknoun

    small puncture (as if made by a pin)

Wiktionary

  1. pinpricknoun

    An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.

  2. pinpricknoun

    A mildly annoying wound or damage.

  3. pinprickverb

    To produce a jabbing sensation like a pinprick.

    The water pinpricked her face as she stepped into the shower.

  4. Etymology: From pin + prick.

ChatGPT

  1. pinprick

    A pinprick is a small puncture or wound made by a sharp instrument such as a pin. It can also refer to a minor irritation or annoyance, or a feeling of minor physical discomfort.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pinprick in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pinprick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pinprick in a Sentence

  1. Joseph Cirincione:

    People talk very cavalierly about these strikes. It's really appalling to me that this kind of discussion goes on, this is not a pinprick attack. This would be weeks of hundreds of U.S. sorties. This would be the beginning of a major war in the Middle East that would make the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq look like warm-up acts, and it would have regional consequences.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    Yeah, let me tell you the difference, secretary Kerry, I guess in order to reassure the left-leaning members of his own party, said it would sort be like a pinprick. You know, it really would not be of any great consequence. I don't know whether he had in mind knocking out a couple of camels or what. But this was a strike that was well-planned, well-executed, went right to the heart of the matter, which is using chemical weapons. So had I seen that kind of approach by President Obama, I'm sure I would've signed up.

  3. Cameron Heron:

    Carmen Heron, who is speaking out on behalf of her daughter, who is now legally deaf because of SJS, said.I get emotional even thinking about it. Im just so excited for her. She is still dealing with the aftermath of SJS now, and I do worry and think, Is this the life shes going to have ? But now, its not shell have a new life as a mum. For Heron, who was an apprentice chef at a top Sydney restaurant when she became ill, but can no longer work, life changed forever in early 2014, when she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Right away, she was placed on two drugs commonly prescribed to help manage seizures levetiracetam, more commonly known as Keppra, and lamotrigine, sold under the brand name Lamictal. It took three weeks in the hospital before her condition started improving, although she still deals with lasting hearing loss and PTSD from the ordeal. ( PA Real Life) While serious side effects are extremely rare, both drugs carry the risk of triggering a severe cutaneous adverse reaction - such as SJS according to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( NICE). At first, Heron appeared to be responding well to medication, until a pinprick-like rash appeared in May. I knew right away that it was an allergic reaction, and so I took her to the doctor and asked them to change the medication she was on.

  4. John Kasich:

    I had nothing but a black hole with a tiny little pinprick of light, and many of you in this room have experienced that, haven't you? It's really hard. The storms of life come and they inevitably go.

  5. John Kasich:

    I have no idea what to say to you, i had nothing but a black hole with a tiny little pinprick of light, and many of you in this room have experienced that, haven't you? It's really hard. The storms of life come and they inevitably go.

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