prickle

²prickle

verb

prick·ledprick·ling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of PRICKLE

transitive verb

1

: to prick slightly

2

: to produce prickles in

intransitive verb

: to cause or feel a prickling, tingling, or stinging sensation

Examples of PRICKLE

1. The burrs were prickling my arm.
2. The wool sweater prickled my skin.
3. My skin prickled with fear.
4. The hair prickled on the back of my neck.
5. She felt a prickling sensation in her shoulder.

First Known Use of PRICKLE

1513

Rhymes with PRICKLE

mickle, pickle, sickle, tickle, trickle