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| 1. | [ adjective ] causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks | |
| Synonyms: | stinging tingling | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | painful | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks | |
| Synonyms: | tingling tingle | |
| Related terms: | somesthesia somaesthesia pins_and_needles tingle prickle | |
| Similar spelling: |
prickly prickle proclaim prickly_pine prickle_cell proclaimed price_list prickly_ash prickleback preclinical |
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