Prickle | Mean of prickle in English Dictionary

/ˈprɪkəl/

• Noun
• one of usually many stiff, sharp points that grow on some plants
1. vines covered in prickles
• a slight, sharp feeling of an emotion
1. She felt a prickle of fear as the stranger came closer to her.
2. He felt the familiar prickle of excitement as the game began.
• Verb
• to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin
1. The burrs were prickling my arm.
2. The wool sweater prickled my skin.
3. My skin prickled with fear.
4. The hair prickled on the back of my neck.
5. She felt a prickling sensation in her shoulder.