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Pluckily
- adverb - in a plucky manner; "he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"
Plucking
- verb - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
- pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Plunkers
- noun - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
Plunking
- verb - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He plonked the money on the table"; "He plonked himself into the sofa"
Pranking
- verb - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
- dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
Prankish
- adjective - naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
Prick Up
- verb - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
Prickers
- noun - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
Prickets
- noun - a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
- male deer in his second year
Pricking
- verb - cause a prickling sensation
- cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
- deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
- raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
- to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"