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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.
Daisy Donovan

Meaning of "prickle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRICKLE

Old English pricel; related to Middle Low German prekel, German Prickel.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRICKLE

prickle  [ˈprɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRICKLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prickle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prickle in English.

WHAT DOES PRICKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prickle in the English dictionary

The first definition of prickle in the dictionary is a pricking or stinging sensation. Other definition of prickle is to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation. Prickle is also to prick, as with a thorn.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRICKLE

PRESENT

Present
I prickle
you prickle
he/she/it prickles
we prickle
you prickle
they prickle
Present continuous
I am prickling
you are prickling
he/she/it is prickling
we are prickling
you are prickling
they are prickling
Present perfect
I have prickled
you have prickled
he/she/it has prickled
we have prickled
you have prickled
they have prickled
Present perfect continuous
I have been prickling
you have been prickling
he/she/it has been prickling
we have been prickling
you have been prickling
they have been prickling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I prickled
you prickled
he/she/it prickled
we prickled
you prickled
they prickled
Past continuous
I was prickling
you were prickling
he/she/it was prickling
we were prickling
you were prickling
they were prickling
Past perfect
I had prickled
you had prickled
he/she/it had prickled
we had prickled
you had prickled
they had prickled
Past perfect continuous
I had been prickling
you had been prickling
he/she/it had been prickling
we had been prickling
you had been prickling
they had been prickling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will prickle
you will prickle
he/she/it will prickle
we will prickle
you will prickle
they will prickle
Future continuous
I will be prickling
you will be prickling
he/she/it will be prickling
we will be prickling
you will be prickling
they will be prickling
Future perfect
I will have prickled
you will have prickled
he/she/it will have prickled
we will have prickled
you will have prickled
they will have prickled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prickling
you will have been prickling
he/she/it will have been prickling
we will have been prickling
you will have been prickling
they will have been prickling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would prickle
you would prickle
he/she/it would prickle
we would prickle
you would prickle
they would prickle
Conditional continuous
I would be prickling
you would be prickling
he/she/it would be prickling
we would be prickling
you would be prickling
they would be prickling
Conditional perfect
I would have prickle
you would have prickle
he/she/it would have prickle
we would have prickle
you would have prickle
they would have prickle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prickling
you would have been prickling
he/she/it would have been prickling
we would have been prickling
you would have been prickling
they would have been prickling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prickle
we let´s prickle
you prickle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prickle
Past participle
prickled
Present Participle
prickling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRICKLE


aspherical
əˈsferɪkəl
asymmetrical
ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtrɪkəl
categorical
ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl
clerical
ˈklɛrɪkəl
cylindrical
sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl
electrical
ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl
empirical
ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl
geometrical
ˌdʒɪəˈmetrɪkəl
historical
hɪˈstɒrɪkəl
hysterical
hɪˈstɛrɪkəl
lyrical
ˈlɪrɪkəl
metaphorical
ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəl
numerical
njuːˈmɛrɪkəl
rhetorical
rɪˈtɒrɪkəl
satirical
səˈtɪrɪkəl
spherical
ˈsfɛrɪkəl
symmetrical
sɪˈmɛtrɪkəl
theatrical
θɪˈætrɪkəl
trickle
ˈtrɪkəl
ventricle
ˈvɛntrɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRICKLE

prick
prick song
prick up one´s ears
prick-tease
prick-teaser
prick-teasing
pricker
pricket
pricking
pricklier
prickliest
prickliness
pricklings
prickly
prickly ash
prickly heat
prickly pear
prickly poppy
prickwood
pricky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRICKLE

a bit of slap and tickle
buckle
dill pickle
fairnitickle
fairnytickle
fernitickle
ferntickle
fernytickle
fickle
hammer and sickle
ickle
mickle
pickle
rickle
sickle
slap and tickle
stickle
strickle
tackle
tickle

Synonyms and antonyms of prickle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRICKLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prickle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prickle

Translation of «prickle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRICKLE

Find out the translation of prickle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prickle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prickle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺痒感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cosquilleo
570 millions of speakers

English

prickle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وخز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колючка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুচান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

picotement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbaris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kribbeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

とげ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prickle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செடிகளில் தோன்றும் சின்னஞ்சிறு முள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karıncalanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prickle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колючка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghimpe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγκάθι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prickle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prickle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prickle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prickle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLE»

The term «prickle» is regularly used and occupies the 62.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prickle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prickle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prickle

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2 QUOTES WITH «PRICKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prickle.
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Daisy Donovan
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck.
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Marilynne Robinson
I remember when I was a child... walking into the woods by myself and feeling the solitude around me build like electricity and pass through my body with a jolt that made my hair prickle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICKLE»

Discover the use of prickle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prickle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prickle Moon
Prickle Moon is the first collection of stories by multiple awardwinning Australian writer Juliet Marillier. Born in New Zealand, Juliet Marillier is the author of thirteen novels for readers of all ages.
Juliet Marillier, 2013
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Prickle Says I'm Sorry
Prickle is unkind to all of her friends. But when she says she’s sorry, everybody feels better—even Prickle! This early reader 16-page book teaches kids about the Bible and character traits.
Lisa Wilkinson, 2005
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Prickle Farm Collection: The Prickle Farm Collection
Tells of the weekly disasters and triumphs of the Hayes family in their efforts to make a living in the bush at Gunderoo, Tussock Flat and Lantana Ridge.
Mike Hayes, 1998
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The English Ladder Level 2 Teacher's Book
Story Time - Ozzy the owl Picture 1 Narrator: Ozzy: Miss Prickle: Ozzy: Picture 2 Miss Prickle: Ozzy: Miss Prickle: Ozzy: Miss Prickle: It's Monday morning. Hello, Miss Prickle! Children! Be quiet! Don't make such a noise! Quiet girls! Quiet boys!
Susan House, Katharine Scott, Paul House, 2012
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Advances in Wool Technology
such as cotton and most synthetic apparel fibres are finer than their respective prickle threshold diameters, with lower variability of diameters. Most wool blends achieve some degree of prickle reduction. The manufacturers of Viyellatype ...
N A G Johnson, I Russell, 2008
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K9 Fraud!: Fraudulent Handling of Police Search Dogs
especially when the odor is close to the prickle threshold, or sometimes even under it, so that the dog has to work extra hard over the parts where there is no odor, and hence no prickle. Mental tiredness can also occur when the dog has to  ...
Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak, 2010
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K9 Professional Tracking: A Complete Manual for Theory and ...
The same is true of the nerves, which have to be able to carry the prickle to the brain. On the other hand, mental tiredness, fatigue of the brains, plays an important part. Mental tiredness can sometimes be seen in very long and difficult tracks, ...
Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak, 2001
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Orchidaceae Origins: Greek kentron "a spur, prickle" and glossa "tongue," referring to the shape of the lip. Centranthus DC. Valerianaceae Origins: Greek kentron "a spur, prickle" and anthos "flower," corolla is spurred at the base; see Lamarck ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Barefoot in a Prickle Patch
The ongoing theme of the story could be 'New Beginnings'. It contains both humour and pathos, and is enhanced throughout by the poems and witty quips and quotes from the main characters.
Janet Bottin, 2009
10
K9 Scent Detection: My Favorite Judge Lives in a Kennel
Then there has to be a sufficiently strong scent for the dog's nose to create its characteristic prickle. At last, the dog's attention must be directed to what is causing the prickle. Only when all of these factors are operating can the dog make an ...
Jan Kaldenbach, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRICKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prickle is used in the context of the following news items.
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OPINION: Chris Gardner has his say on Le Tour de France
The hairs on my neck prickle as I call to mind the deafening roar of 1000s lining the Champs Elysees, as 'Wiggo' led out Mark Cavendish, the ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
2
Masaan review: Film is flawed but there is enough to love in Neeraj …
... goes out to a restaurant with him and has long conversations with him on the phone, Deepak doesn't lose that prickle of nervous hesitancy. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
Novel offers real talk about the blues
This deceit gives him an unseen scapegoat for business decisions that might prickle purists. More important, it allows him to avoid ever being ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Masaan review: Not flawless, but there is enough to love in Neeraj …
... goes out to a restaurant with him and has long conversations with him on the phone, Deepak doesn't lose that prickle of nervous hesitancy. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
7 Reasons Why Summer Dating Is The Worst, Despite What 'Grease …
... your friends, but now that there's a chance that another person will be touching parts of your body for the first time, you want to keep the prickle to a minimum. «Bustle, Jul 15»
6
Zoo draws library's biggest crowd
Almost as popular was Miss Prickle the Hedgehog and an African Giant Millipede. Two representatives from the zoo presented a program with ... «Wilkes Journal Patriot, Jul 15»
7
Brian's Coffee and Wine Corner: July delights
Served chilled, it has a slight prickle – it's a brilliant refreshing alternative to your Sauvignon Blancs, Pinots and Chardonnays. Print Friendly ... «Saddleworth Independent, Jul 15»
8
Lighter whites: perfect low-percentage wines for summer
... Verde 2014, Portugal (Marks & Spencer, £8). Tastes dry, with a light prickle of bubbles on the tongue and subtle flavours of melon and pears. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Outdoors calendar for July 22 and beyond
Itch, prickle, and sting, 2-3 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center. Join naturalist Ute Olsson to learn which plants to avoid and how to deal with ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
10
Leader of the Pack: He-wolves are alpha males in every sense of …
Even now, you can feel your skin prickle with terror as you imagine those glinting eyes, that untiring loping gait, the grey coat and thick tail, the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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