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

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 Discomfort, such as a prickling sensation, at the site of the bite is also possible. —

Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

Noun

Everything from IPAs to sours made with local ingredients like prickle pear. —

Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 Pain might flicker, flash, prickle, drill, lancinate, pinch, cramp, tug, scald, sear, or itch. —

Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for prickle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prickle

Verb

They were pinched, prodded, cut, shocked, pierced with needles, struck with canes, and burned with acid.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Liu’s story about piercing herself with a needle and a mirror may sound casual, but self-piercing in the mouth carries additional infection risk given the bacteria the ADA describes.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026