/prik"euhl/ , n. , v. , prickled, prickling .
n.
1. a sharp point.
2. a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant.
3. a sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine.
4. a pricking sensation.
v.t.
5. to prick lightly.
6. to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
v.i.
7. to tingle as if pricked.
[ bef. 950; ME prykel (n.), OE pricel. See PRICK, -LE ]