I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a prickling sensation (= a feeling that your skin is stinging )
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He felt a prickling sensation on the back of his neck.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
feel
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He seemed totally relaxed, and I felt the prickle of my fear.
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Gaal felt the short hairs prickle on the back of his neck.
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But a moment later I feel the prickle of seven steely glances boring into the nape of my neck.
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Kathleen felt a prickle between her shoulderblades and knew the camera was approaching.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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prickles of perspiration
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Kathleen felt a prickle between her shoulderblades and knew the camera was approaching.
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The blanket rubbed his tender back, setting up a prickle of pain.
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There was none of that back-of-the-neck prickle of fear and guilt associated with encountering the zone patrols back at Taler's Bump.
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They lack the sharp spines but are covered with fine prickles that are evident when the puffer puffs up.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She could feel the hair prickling the back of her neck.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A cold weight suddenly slid down his back, and his hair prickled.
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For an instant, Bowman felt the skin prickling at the base of his scalp.
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His beard smelled of cigar, and prickled.
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I grabbed Janir and backed up the slope, the adrenaline prickling the ends of my fingers and toes.
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Is there something riding in the air that you feel on your body, prickling your skin like warm sweat?
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Phoebe felt the tension prickling her belly as she lay down again.
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She prickled at the implication that she had led a soft and protected life.
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She glanced at her fingertips as they prickled with stickiness - what had they picked up?