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

Both the plant's stems and leaflets have small barbs and wading through a sea of these prickles is not fun, Drews said. —

Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for prickle

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Verb

Gabrielle’s unflinching competence and dynamism belie acute sensitivity, and the actress allows hints of child-like hurt and hesitation to pierce the carapace.

— Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Because errors constantly occurred and changes were frequently made to the code, Hamilton sometimes edited the printout by hand by sealing excess holes with clear tape or piercing missing ones in the paper tape with a sharp pencil.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026