Prickle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a sharp point.
  2. a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant.
  3. a sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine.
  4. a pricking sensation.
verb (used with object), prick·led, prick·ling.
  1. to prick lightly.
  2. to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
verb (used without object), prick·led, prick·ling.
  1. to tingle as if pricked.
noun
  1. a pointed process arising from the outer layer of a stem, leaf, etc, and containing no woody or conducting tissue
  2. a pricking or stinging sensation
verb
  1. to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation
  2. to prick, as with a thorn
Prickle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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