Prickle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

cause a prickling sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈɪkəl/.

Examples

The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pricker prick thorn tingle spine sticker spikelet

Parts of Speech

noun	a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
verb	cause a prickling sensation
verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
verb	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn “The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample”

Word Forms

spinous	adjective	shaped like a spine or thorn
thorny	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prickly	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prick	verb	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
stick	verb	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
prickling	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
tingle	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
tingling	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
pricker	noun	a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
prick	noun	the act of puncturing with a small point
pricking	noun	the act of puncturing with a small point

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prickeln

eine kleine spitze Spitze, die einer Spitze an einem Stiel oder Blatt ähnelt

🇫🇷French

picoter

une petite pointe pointue ressemblant à une pointe sur une tige ou une feuille

🇪🇸Spanish

picazón

una pequeña punta puntiaguda que se asemeja a una púa en un tallo u hoja

🇮🇹Italian

formicolio

una piccola punta appuntita che ricorda una punta su uno stelo o una foglia

🇳🇱Dutch

prikken

een kleine, scherpe punt die lijkt op een piek op een stengel of blad

🇵🇹Portuguese

formigamento

uma pequena ponta pontiaguda que lembra uma ponta de um caule ou folha

🇷🇺Russian

колоть

небольшой заостренный кончик, напоминающий шип на стебле или листе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साही का काँटा

एक छोटा नुकीला सिरा जो तने या पत्ती पर लगे कांटे जैसा दिखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁটা

একটি কান্ড বা পাতার উপর একটি স্পাইকের অনুরূপ একটি ছোট তীক্ষ্ণ-বিন্দুযুক্ত ডগা

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்கள்

ஒரு தண்டு அல்லது இலையில் ஸ்பைக்கைப் போன்ற ஒரு சிறிய கூர்மையான முனை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముల్లు

కాండం లేదా ఆకుపై స్పైక్‌ను పోలి ఉండే చిన్న పదునైన కోణాల చిట్కా

🇮🇳Marathi

काटेरी

स्टेम किंवा पानावरील स्पाइक सारखी दिसणारी एक छोटी तीक्ष्ण टोकदार टीप

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાંટા

એક નાની તીક્ષ્ણ-પોઇન્ટેડ ટીપ જે દાંડી અથવા પાંદડા પર સ્પાઇક જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳ್ಳು

ಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸ್ಪೈಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಚೂಪಾದ ಮೊನಚಾದ ತುದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുള്ള്

ഒരു തണ്ടിലോ ഇലയിലോ ഉള്ള സ്പൈക്കിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਚਾਰ

ਡੰਡੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਤੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਪਾਈਕ ਵਰਗੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਤਿੱਖੀ-ਨੁਕੀਤੀ ਟਿਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانٹا

ایک چھوٹا سا تیز نوک دار نوک جو تنے یا پتے پر سپائیک سے ملتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺痛

类似于茎或叶上的尖刺的小尖头

🇯🇵Japanese

とげのある

茎や葉のスパイクに似た小さな鋭く尖った先端

🇰🇷Korean

가시

줄기나 잎의 가시처럼 생긴 작고 뾰족한 끝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gai

một đầu nhọn nhỏ giống như một cành trên thân hoặc lá

🇹🇭Thai

มีหนาม

ปลายแหลมเล็กๆ คล้ายหนามแหลมบนก้านหรือใบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

duri

ujung kecil runcing menyerupai paku pada batang atau daun

🇵🇭Filipino

tusok

isang maliit na matutulis na dulo na kahawig ng spike sa tangkay o dahon

🇲🇾Malay

cucuk

hujung tajam kecil yang menyerupai pancang pada batang atau daun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وخز

طرف صغير مدبب يشبه السنبلة على الجذع أو الورقة

🇮🇷Persian

خاردار

یک نوک نوک تیز کوچک شبیه سنبله روی ساقه یا برگ

🇹🇷Turkish

karıncalanma

bir gövde veya yaprak üzerindeki sivri uçlu küçük, keskin uçlu bir uç

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹצִית

קצה קטן וחד שדומה לשפיץ על גבעול או עלה

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