Past tense of prick

Forms of prick

Pricked in a sentence

• The dog's ears pricked up at the sound of a whistle.
• Seed should be sown thinly and evenly to enable seedlings to be pricked out without disturbing those that have just emerged.2002 July 6, Carol Klein, “Coming up primroses”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening), archived from the original on 15 Feb 2013
• Make sure to keep your ears pricked and your eyes peeled.From the entry pricked
• In my martinied state I misjudged this distance and pricked myself.2020, James Engelhardt, Marianne Kunkel, Kwame Dawes, The Prairie Schooner Book Prize: Tenth Anniversary Reader. From the entry martinied
• If the walls are rough or uneven, they should be first pricked up, and then floated.2016, William Millar, Plastering: Plain and Decorative, →ISBN, page 218. From the entry prick up

Meaning of prick

1. noun A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
2. noun An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
3. noun A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.

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Questions about the past tense of prick

What is the past tense of prick?

The past tense of prick is pricked.

What is the past participle of prick?

The past participle of prick is pricked.

Is prick a regular or irregular verb?

Prick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.