prickle
noun
a sharp point.
was prickling
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past progressiveof prickle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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My skin was prickling, I was alive with ants, they were in my hair and on my neck and chest and I leaped to my feet, clawing them away.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
He rubbed his forehead; it was prickling again, it had not hurt like this for more than a year.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
And just as pure premonition had sent Anthony's skin to crawling, just as his scalp was prickling and his eyes narrowing angrily, David was with them.
From In And Out by Edgar Franklin
