prickle C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈprɪkəl/ UK /ˈprɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small sharp point on a plant or skin, or to cause a tingling sensation A sudden prickle of fear ran down her spine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small sharp point on a... thornspinebarbtinglestingtickle Word family Derived forms pricklyprickliness Related forms prickprickling Etymology AI details From Old English pricel ('thing to prick with, goad'), a diminutive related to prician ('to prick'), from Proto-Germanic *prik- ('to pierce, prick'). pricel Old English *prik- Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prickle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈprɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. a small sharp point on a plant or skin, or to cause a tingling sensation ## Examples - A sudden prickle of fear ran down her spine. ## Synonyms - thorn - spine - barb - tingle - sting - tickle ## Derived Forms - prickly - prickliness ## Related Forms - prick - prickling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pricel - Root: *prik- ## Etymology From Old English pricel ('thing to prick with, goad'), a diminutive related to prician ('to prick'), from Proto-Germanic *prik- ('to pierce, prick'). ## AI Etymology Prickle is from Old English pricel ('thing to prick with, goad'), a diminutive related to prician ('to prick'), from Proto-Germanic *prik- ('to pierce, prick'). Important recorded forms include pricel (Old English) and *prik- (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a small sharp point on a plant or skin, or to cause a tingling sensation. The wider family includes derived forms such as prickly and prickliness and related words such as prick and prickling. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown