what does prickling mean?
PRICKLING as NOUN
- Meaning
- a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks
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Hypernyms(s) prickling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PRICKLING as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks
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Usage Example(s)
- a prickling blush of embarrassment
- the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep
- a stinging nettle
- the stinging windblown sleet
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