prickle

English

Noun

prickle (plural prickles)

1. A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
2. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.

Derived terms

• prickleback
• prickly

Translations

A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn

Finnish: oka (fi), piikki (fi)

Scottish Gaelic: dealg (gd) f. Spanish: aguijón (es) m.

A tingling sensation of mild discomfort

Finnish: pistely

Verb

prickle (third-person singular simple present prickles, present participle prickling, simple past and past participle prickled)

1. (intransitive) To feel a prickle.
2. (transitive) To cause someone to feel a prickle.

Anagrams

• pickler