Synonyms of prickle

prickle 1 of 2

verb

as in to pierce

to cause or experience an unpleasant feeling that is like the feeling of having many small, sharp points against your skin

The burrs were prickling my arm.

The wool sweater prickled my skin.

Related Words

• pierce
• poke
• sting
• tickle
• prick
• penetrate
• punch
• bore
• tingle
• perforate
• puncture
• itch
• hole
• tap
• drill
• hollow
• broach
• riddle
• gouge
• excavate
• burrow (into)
• groove

prickle

2 of 2

noun

as in spike

Related Words

• spike
• barb
• snag
• sticker
• tine
• prong
• nose
• jag
• apex
• tip
• pinpoint
• pike
• end
• cusp
• point
• nib

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prickle

Verb

People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities. — Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025

It is spread to people and pets through the bites and scratches of an infected animal, and first symptoms may include flu, weakness, discomfort, fever, headache, as well as a prickling sensation at the site of the wound, before turning into more severe disease after around two weeks. — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Noun

His masochistic affair with Isabella is the one that makes your skin prickle. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Both the plant's stems and leaflets have small barbs and wading through a sea of these prickles is not fun, Drews said. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Dec. 2025