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prickling
Variant of prickle
prickle
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prickle (prik′əl)
noun
- any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer layer of a plant
- a prickly sensation; stinging or tingling
Etymology: ME prykel < OE pricel, earlier pricels < base of prica (see prick) + -els, instrumental suffix
transitive verb prickled -·led, prickling -·ling
- to prick, as with a spine or thorn
- to cause to feel a tingling sensation
intransitive verb
to tingle
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