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prickle

[prik-uhl] / ˈprɪk əl /


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It’s the sort of eulogy that, in Agatha Christie fashion, makes everyone’s skin prickle, and makes them wonder if the killer is in the room.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

“It made the back of my neck prickle from its first pages, and that feeling never went away,” wrote New York Times reviewer Dwight Garner.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

As he signed in, the 30-year-old felt a prickle of hope.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

And then, on page 358, the plot picked up: My skin got that proper prickle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2021

But this idea—letting Callum play for me, basically—made my skin prickle.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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