noun
- very small holes made by pins or similar sharp objects
- minor irritations or annoyances
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The fabric showed tiny pinpricks where the pins had been inserted.
- She noticed pinpricks of light coming through the curtain.
- The balloon deflated slowly through several pinpricks in its surface.
- The constant pinpricks of criticism wore down his confidence.
- These minor delays are just pinpricks compared to our major problems.
- The document had pinpricks along the margin from being stapled.
- He felt pinpricks of anxiety before the presentation.