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
As the numbers rose, I felt a cold, prickling sensation run through my spine.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
I stopped cold in the middle of the hall as goose bumps ran up my arms, prickling like needles along my neck, because it hadn’t been dumb luck.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
