as in to pierce
to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin
The burrs were prickling my arm. The wool sweater prickled my skin.
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Recent Examples of prickle
Laura Schober, Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Then more debilitating symptoms appeared — including blurred vision, headache, tinnitus, nausea and more — before the tingling and prickling sensations reached her legs.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2012
Paul Leonard-Morgan’s score is haunting and foreboding, making the hairs on the back of our neck prickle.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
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Verb
This may lead to symptoms such as seizures, muscle spasms and contractions, and paresthesia (the sensation of prickling, burning, or tingling in the skin).
—Laura Schober, Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Then more debilitating symptoms appeared — including blurred vision, headache, tinnitus, nausea and more — before the tingling and prickling sensations reached her legs.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Noun
The hairs on the back of our neck prickle.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2012
Paul Leonard-Morgan’s score is haunting and foreboding, making the hairs on the back of our neck prickle.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prickle
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Bake in preheated oven until squash is tender when pierced with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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So it also is grounded in a kind of reality, even though piercing the sternum with the vampire's teeth is ludicrous.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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There was a significant spike in late summer 2022, when there were more than 100,000 online job postings in the state.Charles Dunlap, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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That's the only way, because the steel thing, that brush-like thing he's got, is steel ... is still spikes.Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
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Much of Lame's content pokes fun at life hacks, which, in his view, are baloney.Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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In a video Bunnie XO posted to Instagram on Christmas Day, the couple playfully pokes fun at Bunnie XO’s seeming lack of baking skills.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
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Healy and Banks began trading barbs last week after Healy criticized her over her post commenting on Charli XCX’s appearance.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The barb would elicit responses from both Drake and J. Cole, with J. Cole bowing out early, leaving the rhyme war focused squarely on Drake and Kendrick Lamar.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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After a 21-10 Thursday night lead against the division-rival Chargers turned into a 34-27 loss, the Broncos locker room was stung.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
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Even skeptics know the key personality traits of Zodiac signs: Virgos are fastidious, Scorpios can sting, and no matter how much fun Cancers have in the outside world, nothing beats a night in.Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 14 Dec. 2024
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The only snag was when Rachel won the immunity challenge, requiring Andy, Genevieve, and Sam to pivot to Caroline as the next-best target.Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ertz had made a pretty one-handed snag as quarterback Jayden Daniels swiftly read a blitz and hit him on a slant route.Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The humor still tickles, especially when the score by Mary Rodgers (music) and Barer (lyrics) accelerates the high jinks.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even though this circular haven is bantam in size, there are plenty of things to do to keep you tickled during your visit.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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There were plenty of moments that caused eyebrows to be raised, like when Luke Thomas was included in the official World Cup sticker album as England’s left-back when he hadn’t been named in any previous squad.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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These hard-working, over-the-counter options may come in humble tubes, tiny tinctures, and unassuming stickers, but don’t be fooled, because the lowly acne products deliver high concentrations of ingredients that outlast the effects of rinse-off cleansers.Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Prickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prickle. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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