prickle

Noun

prickle (plural prickles)

1. A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.

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2. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
3. A kind of willow basket.

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4. (Britain, obsolete) A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.

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

Verb

prickle

1. First-person singular present of prickeln.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of prickeln.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of prickeln.
4. Imperative singular of prickeln.