Prickle definition
A tingling or pricking sensation.
Felt prickles in my leg after sitting for so long.
noun
A small hard pointed outgrowth of the epidermis of a plant, in contrast to a modified plant organ such as a spine or thorn.
noun
A spine, thorn, or other small sharp structure.
noun
To feel a tingling or pricking sensation.
His skin prickled with fear.
verb
To rise or stand up like prickles.
The hair on my neck prickled.
verb
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To cause a tingling or pricking sensation in.
Tears prickled my eyes.
verb
A prickly sensation; stinging or tingling.
noun
To prick, as with a spine or thorn.
verb
To cause to feel a tingling sensation.
verb
To tingle.
verb
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A tingling or pricking sensation.
Felt prickles in my leg after sitting for so long.
noun
A small hard pointed outgrowth of the epidermis of a plant, in contrast to a modified plant organ such as a spine or thorn.
noun
A spine, thorn, or other small sharp structure.
noun
To feel a tingling or pricking sensation.
My skin prickled with fear.
verb
To rise or stand up like prickles.
The hair on my neck prickled.
verb
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(intransitive) To feel a prickle.
verb
To cause someone to feel a prickle.
verb
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Any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer layer of a plant.
noun
Origin of prickle
- Middle English prikel from Old English pricel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition