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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"
Prinking
- verb - Brush
- dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Pronking
- verb - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"
Quacking
- verb - act as a medical quack or a charlatan
- utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"
Quirking
- verb - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
Rebuking
- verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Remaking
- verb - creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"
- make new; "She is remaking her image"
Retaking
- verb - capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"
- photograph again; "Please retake that scene"
- take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
- the act of taking something back
Revoking
- verb - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
Sea King
- noun - a Viking pirate chief