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

The line prickles with self-critique, as if Balle were mocking her own philosophizing and inturned romanticism. —

Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 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

The bullet pierced the 49-year-old guard’s spine, according to prosecutors, who said the victim endured seven hours of surgery and may be paralyzed.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Here is an example of a piercing forward run and crisp finish down that side from that fateful afternoon against Granada, not shying away from putting his weaker foot through the ball with the angle closing down.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026