pringle
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to buckle or bend (a wheel, ring, or the like) into a saddle-like shape.
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to cause to feel a tingling or prickling sensation.
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You know what a barbecue Pringle paired with a pizza pringle tastes like?
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018
The rain pringled upon my skin and hissed past my ears.
From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
I tell you, I fairly pringled all along my back.
From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by Hodgson, William Hope
By eleven o'clock the heat had increased to such an extent that McTeague could feel the burning of the ground come pringling and stinging through the soles of his boots.
From McTeague by Norris, Frank
In the golden light and pringling air he felt excitable and high-strung.
From Where the Blue Begins by Morley, Christopher
Anerley became conscious suddenly that there was a pringling about his skin and an overpowering smell of burned hair under his nostrils.
From The Green Flag by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
"I wish no better," said he, with a pringling in the eyes at this hearty greeting.
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The breeze would catch these foam-crests from time to time, and then there would be a sharp spatter upon the decks, with a salt smack upon the lips, and a pringling in the eyes.
From The Refugees by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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