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prickling
noun
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Divide prickling into syllables:

prick · ling

How to pronounce prickling:

Definition of prickling:

prickling (noun):
a fine sharp process or projection
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.
a sharp pointed emergence arising from the epidermis or cortex (see cortex sense 3a) of a plant (such as a rose or raspberry) compare spine, thorn

Synonyms for prickling:

visionsmellsoundtingleperceptionodortastesynesthesiathreshold

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