PRICKLING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word prickling. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PRICKLING
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| stinging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung adjective satellite • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | ||||||||
| tingling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings adjective satellite • exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements | ||||||||
| pricker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws | ||||||||
| spikelet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | ||||||||
| spine | nounn | |||||||
noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
| sticker | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • an adhesive label • a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing | ||||||||
| thorn | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • a Germanic character of runic origin | ||||||||
| tingle | verbv | |||||||
noun • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings verb • cause a stinging or tingling sensation | ||||||||
