Prickeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
• tingle verb To feel a light prickling or stinging sensation on the skin.

Senses

Prickeln is used for these senses in English:

• prickle (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.
• tingle A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
• tingle (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

prickle — full definition

1. noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
2. noun A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), as distinguished from a thorn.
3. noun A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
4. noun A kind of willow basket.

tingle — full definition

1. verb To feel a light prickling or stinging sensation on the skin.
2. noun A prickling or stinging sensation, often from excitement or cold.

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