1prick 
/ˈprɪk/ verb
pricks; pricked; prick·ing /ˈprɪk/ verb 1 [+ obj] : to make a very small hole in (something) with a sharp pointed object
▪ She pricked her finger with a pin. = The pin pricked her (finger). ▪ The nurse pricked my finger and squeezed out a drop of blood. 2 a [+ obj] : to cause a sharp, painful feeling on or in (part of your body)
▪ The sharp shells pricked the bottoms of our feet.
b literary ◊If tears prick your eyes, you begin to feel tears in your eyes. 3 [+ obj] : to make (someone) feel guilt, shame, regret, etc.
▪ She was pricked by doubt/guilt/jealousy. ▪ The photographs of the flood victims pricked my conscience [=made me feel guilty] and I knew I had to do something to help. ▪ His conscience pricked him. [=he felt guilty; he felt that he had done something wrong] 4 of an animal : to cause (the ears) to point upward [+ obj] ▪ The dog pricked (up) its ears at the sound. [no obj] ▪ The dog's ears pricked up at the sound. — used figuratively of people ▪ Her ears pricked (up) when they said her name. = She pricked up her ears [=she started to listen carefully] when they said her name.
▪ She pricked her finger with a pin. = The pin pricked her (finger). ▪ The nurse pricked my finger and squeezed out a drop of blood.
▪ The sharp shells pricked the bottoms of our feet.
b literary ◊If tears prick your eyes, you begin to feel tears in your eyes.
▪ She was pricked by doubt/guilt/jealousy. ▪ The photographs of the flood victims pricked my conscience [=made me feel guilty] and I knew I had to do something to help. ▪ His conscience pricked him. [=he felt guilty; he felt that he had done something wrong]
