probadati

1. (with a sharp object) to pierce; to stab
   Iglom je probadala tkaninu praveći sitne rupice. — She was piercing the fabric with a needle, making tiny holes.
   Trnje mi je probadalo prste dok sam brala kupine. — The thorns kept pricking my fingers while I picked blackberries.
2. (of pain, impersonal) to cause a stabbing pain
   Probada me u boku kad trčim. — I get a stitch in my side when I run.
   Već danima me probada u grudima. — I've had stabbing pains in my chest for days.

For pain it is used impersonally, with the person who feels it in the accusative: probada me u + locative, "I feel a stabbing pain in …".