noun
Meaning 1
A sensation that prickles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The patient reported intermittent pricklings down his right-hand side.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prickling
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of prickle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tingle, tingling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation
Narrower terms: pins and needles
History
Etymology
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