prickled

verb

Definition of pricklednext
past tense of prickle
as in pierced
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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  1. pierced
  2. poked
  3. penetrated
Verb
  • On May 5, 1962, sea ice pierced the Quest’s hull, consigning it to a watery grave off the northeast coast of Canada.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Bake in preheated oven until squash is tender when pierced with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierced
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  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
Verb
  • The action begins not in Ancient Egypt but in the 1920s, when the archaeologist Howard Carter penetrated King Tut’s tomb.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The implications of this advance have not yet penetrated the public consciousness.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of penetrated
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