Dictionary definition for: Prickling
1. (n) a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks
2. (s) causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment" "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep" "a stinging nettle" "the stinging windblown sleet"
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