- present participle of prickle.
prickling
Example Sentences
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"We show that the phantom touch illusion is described by most subjects as a tingling or prickling, electrifying sensation or as if the wind was passing through their hand."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
As an adult in Los Angeles, I thought I knew heat — that sizzling dryness that arrives each summer and fall, curing the grasses and prickling the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Like the prickling atmosphere of dread that blanketed the original and is only pallidly reproduced here.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
That includes Masha herself, a Goop-tastic creation whose studied smile, meant to convey a sense of reassurance, is locked in an eternal battle with a non-specific accent prickling with dubiousness.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2021
The truth was, the room felt too hot suddenly—sweat was bursting from my pores, prickling my skin.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
