how to pronounce pinprick

/ˈpɪnpɹɪk/

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pinprick is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pinprick in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you pinprick a balloon it blows up right …”

meanings of pinprick

noun:

A mildly annoying wound or damage.
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.

verb:

To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.
To puncture with a tiny hole or holes.

pinprick frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pinprick occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pinprick can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pinprick can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;