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
A vague prickling sensation spread down his face and neck to his chest and back.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
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
He seemed plagued by invisible bees, I thought, prickling his fingers and nose.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
