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prickle
[ prik-uhl ]
/ ˈprɪk əl /
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noun
verb (used with object), prick·led, prick·ling.
to prick lightly.
to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
verb (used without object), prick·led, prick·ling.
to tingle as if pricked.
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OTHER WORDS FROM prickle
un·prick·led, adjectiveWords nearby prickle
prick, prick-eared, pricker, pricket, pricking, prickle, prickleback, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat, prickly pear
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British Dictionary definitions for prickle
prickle
/ (ˈprɪkəl) /
noun
botany a pointed process arising from the outer layer of a stem, leaf, etc, and containing no woody or conducting tissueCompare thorn (def. 1)
a pricking or stinging sensation
verb
to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation
(tr) to prick, as with a thorn
Word Origin for prickle
Old English pricel; related to Middle Low German prekel, German Prickel
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