prickling
nounDivide 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:
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