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Vinony

pinprick

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From pin + prick.

  1. An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
  2. A mildly annoying wound or damage.
  3. A very tiny dot.

    “The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky.”

verb

Etymology: From pin + prick.

  1. To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.

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

  2. To puncture with a tiny hole or holes.

    “By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer.”

    “He had always had to repress the urge to pinprick her enthusiasms.”