a small prick
The dogs pricked their ears.
the police were pricked into action by the horrifying sight.
My duty pricked me on.
The dog's ears pricked at the noise.
The needle pricked her hand.
The dog's ear pricked up at the sound.
The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.
The cat pricked me with its claws.
He was pricked by his conscience.
her conscience pricked her as she told the lie.
he pricked out a rough design with his dagger.
She pricked herself when passing a thread through the hole of a needle.
Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister.
He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot,trit-trot of a pony.
Im-mediately after a race, each swimmer has an ear pricked to test for lac-tic-acid levels.
He certainly pricked up his ears when you told him about your good luck.
He wasn't paying much attention then pricked up his ears when he heard that the terms included the use of a company car.
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