Pricking
/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/
verb
To pierce or puncture slightly.
“John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood.”
To form by piercing or puncturing.
“to prick a pattern for embroidery”
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
noun
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
A sensation that pricks.
“the prickings of conscience”
The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.