prickling

Variant of prickle

prickle definition

prickle (prik′əl)

noun

  1. any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer layer of a plant
  2. 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

  1. to prick, as with a spine or thorn
  2. to cause to feel a tingling sensation

intransitive verb

to tingle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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