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prickling

/prik-uhl/US // ˈprɪk əl //UK // (ˈprɪkəl) //

瘙痒,瘙痒症,挑刺,瘙痒感

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a sharp point.
    • : a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant.
    • : a sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine.
    • : a pricking sensation.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    prick·led, prick·ling.

    • : to prick lightly.
    • : to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    prick·led, prick·ling.

    • : to tingle as if pricked.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Little by little his nerves were quieted, his prickling senses went into a state of languid contemplation.

  • He forced his knees under the roots of the beating wings and dug heels into prickling hair.

  • It caused all but the bravest of the beasts, their hair prickling on their backs, to run in panic through the jungle darkness.

  • Another wave of prickling fire raced down his neck, as Lurgan Sahib moved his hand.

  • A prickling sensation down one entire side of his body was followed by a partial numbness and paralysis that alarmed him.