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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪnˌprɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪnˌprɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pin′prik′)

pin•prick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

any very small piercing or hole made by a pin or the like.
a small and unimportant irritation or annoyance.

pin•prick (pin′prik′),USA pronunciation n.

any minute puncture made by a pin or the like.
a negligible irritation or annoyance.

pin + prick 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pinprick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/ n

a slight puncture made by or as if by a pin
a small irritation

(transitive) to puncture with or as if with a pin

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