PRICKLE


Meaning of PRICKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪk(ə)l ]

( prickles, prickling, prickled)

1.

If your skin prickles , it feels as if a lot of small sharp points are being stuck into it, either because of something touching it or because you feel a strong emotion.

He paused, feeling his scalp prickling under his hat...

VERB : V

Prickle is also a noun.

I felt a prickle of disquiet.

N-COUNT

2.

Prickles are small sharp points that stick out from leaves or from the stalks of plants.

...an erect stem covered at the base with a few prickles.

N-COUNT : usu pl

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