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How to pronounce pinprick in English?

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Type Words
Type of annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation
Type Words
Type of puncture

Examples of pinprick

pinprick
But Spain's conquistadors are a pinprick in history compared with the dinosaurs.
From the guardian.co.uk
On our most recent inventory we worked in a tiny pinprick of a vast landscape.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
The GSR is a measurement of the distress caused by something like a pinprick.
From the guardian.co.uk
The tragedy of the Palestinians is a mere pinprick compared to what Europe suffered.
From the world.time.com
This means levels can be continuously gauged without so much as a pinprick.
From the economist.com
But this is a pinprick amid the enormous problems facing Spanish financial institutions.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
But in front of me a pinprick of atoms burns as hot as the Sun's corona.
From the newscientist.com
And yes, there are several forms of FGC ranging from the horrific to a symbolic pinprick.
From the guardian.co.uk
Fusarium begins its blighting ways as pinprick-sized pods that spit spores into the air.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • A minor annoyance
  • Small puncture (as if made by a pin)
  • An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point; A mildly annoying wound or damage; To produce a jabbing sensation like a pinprick