Thesaurus results for PRICKLE

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verb

as in to pierce

to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin The burrs were prickling my arm. The wool sweater prickled my skin.

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Recent Examples of prickle

Verb

This may lead to symptoms such as seizures, muscle spasms and contractions, and paresthesia (the sensation of prickling, burning, or tingling in the skin). —

Laura Schober, Health, 3 Sep. 2024 Then more debilitating symptoms appeared — including blurred vision, headache, tinnitus, nausea and more — before the tingling and prickling sensations reached her legs. —

Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024

Noun

The hairs on the back of our neck prickle. —

Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2012 Paul Leonard-Morgan’s score is haunting and foreboding, making the hairs on the back of our neck prickle. —

Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for prickle

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Verb

Hozier has spent his entire career as a road warrior, gradually leveling up in terms of venue size — and earning lifelong fans with his live combination of low-key charisma and soaring singalongs, elevated by his piercing baritone — but making sure not to skip steps, or markets.

Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Singer Rob Halford screamed for vengeance with piercing luster while the unassailable tandem of Ian Hill and Scott Travis manufactured rhythmic foundations rooted in the pounding roar of the steel factories that once dominated the band’s Birmingham, England, hometown.

Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024