Prickle
noun
A small sharp pointed object sticking out from a plant or animal.
She sat down without looking and felt a prickle from a thorn in the grass.
Often appears as...
- feel a prickle
- prickle of a thorn
noun
A feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your skin.
I felt a prickle of fear as the stranger approached me.
Often appears as...
- prickle of fear
- prickle of excitement
verb
To feel or cause a prickling sensation.
My skin prickled with cold.
Often appears as...
- skin prickling
- prickling sensation
noun
A small sharp pointed object sticking out from a plant or animal.
She sat down without looking and felt a prickle from a thorn in the grass.
Often appears as...
- feel a prickle
- prickle of a thorn
noun
A feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your skin.
I felt a prickle of fear as the stranger approached me.
Often appears as...
- prickle of fear
- prickle of excitement
verb
To feel or cause a prickling sensation.
My skin prickled with cold.
Often appears as...
- skin prickling
- prickling sensation
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Objects
Used to describe small, sharp items often found on plants like roses or cacti.
Watch out for the prickles when you pick up the rose.
Pro Tip 2/2Touch Sensitivity
Used when something physically touches your skin lightly, causing discomfort or pain.
She brushed against the bush and tiny prickles jabbed her arm.
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How couples can sustain...
by turning toward them with kindness and compassion. And the couples who struggle to maintain a strong sexual connection, the distance between them is crowded with these sleepy hedgehogs. And it happens in any relationship that lasts long enough. You, too, are fostering a prickle of sleepy hedgehogs
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How couples can sustain...
by turning toward them with kindness and compassion. And the couples who struggle to maintain a strong sexual connection, the distance between them is crowded with these sleepy hedgehogs. And it happens in any relationship that lasts long enough. You, too, are fostering a prickle of sleepy hedgehogs
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Marilynne Robinson
American Novelist
I remember when I was a child... walking into the woods by myself and feeling the solitude around me build like electricity and pass through my body with a jolt that made my hair prickle.
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Daisy Donovan
British Actress
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.
Quote examples
Marilynne Robinson
American Novelist
I remember when I was a child... walking into the woods by myself and feeling the solitude around me build like electricity and pass through my body with a jolt that made my hair prickle.
Quote examples
Daisy Donovan
British Actress
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.
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