Thesaurus results for PRICKLE

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verb

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

Verb

People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities. —

Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025 It is spread to people and pets through the bites and scratches of an infected animal, and first symptoms may include flu, weakness, discomfort, fever, headache, as well as a prickling sensation at the site of the wound, before turning into more severe disease after around two weeks. —

Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Noun

For the spice-averse crowd, don’t be daunted by the chiles — the hot chocolate’s rich milkiness brings the potential punch down to a gentle prickle on the tongue. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Your skin prickles, adrenaline spikes — and that primal fight-or-flight instinct kicks in. —

Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prickle

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Verb

This tank, more than any of its Allied counterparts, sent German designers back to the drawing board to produce the next generation of tanks that featured heavier armor and higher-velocity cannons with greater range and armor-piercing capability.

— Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
In Inverted Tree, Man for Hire (2004), for example, the trunk of a wily branched tree bears a piercing gaze.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026