prikkelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- needle noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
- prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
- stimulate verb To encourage activity, growth, or interest.
Senses
prikkelen is used for these senses in English:
- excite (transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
- excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- goad To prod with a goad.
- needle (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
- prickle (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.
- stimulate To encourage into action.
- stimulate To arouse an organism to functional activity.
excite — full definition
- verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
- verb In physics, to push an electron up to a higher energy level, or to energize a magnet so it produces a field.
goad — full definition
- noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.