Prickling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles

cause a prickling sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪklɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪklɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪklɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪklɪŋ/.

Examples

The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tingle tingling prickle prick

Parts of Speech

noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
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

prickle	verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
tingle	verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
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

prickelnd

ein somatisches Gefühl wie von vielen winzigen Stacheln

🇫🇷French

picotement

une sensation somatique comme celle de nombreux petits picotements

🇪🇸Spanish

picazón

una sensación somática como la de muchos pequeños pinchazos

🇮🇹Italian

formicolio

una sensazione somatica come quella di tanti piccoli aculei

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkelend

een somatische sensatie als van vele kleine prikkelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

formigamento

uma sensação somática de muitos pequenos espinhos

🇷🇺Russian

покалывание

соматическое ощущение, будто от множества крошечных колючек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुभन

कई छोटी-छोटी चुभन से होने वाली दैहिक अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁটা

অনেক ছোট কাঁটা থেকে একটি সোমাটিক সংবেদন

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்துதல்

பல சிறிய முட்கள் போன்ற ஒரு சோமாடிக் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Marathi

काटेरी

अनेक लहान लहान काट्यांप्रमाणे एक दैहिक संवेदना

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાંટા

ઘણા નાના કાંટામાંથી સોમેટિક સંવેદના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದು

ಅನೇಕ ಸಣ್ಣ ಮುಳ್ಳುಗಳಿಂದ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸಂವೇದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തൽ

അനേകം ചെറിയ മുള്ളുകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു സോമാറ്റിക് സംവേദനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁਭਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੋਮੈਟਿਕ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਛੋਟੇ-ਛੋਟੇ ਚੁੰਕਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانٹے دار

بہت سے چھوٹے کانوں سے ایک صوماتی احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺痛

来自许多细小刺的躯体感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

チクチクする

🇰🇷Korean

찌르는듯한

많은 작은 가시에서 나오는 것과 같은 신체 감각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

châm chích

một cảm giác cơ thể giống như bị nhiều kim châm nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

หนาม

ความรู้สึกทางกายเหมือนกับหนามเล็กๆ มากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menusuk

sensasi somatik seperti dari banyak duri kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtusok

isang somatic sensation na mula sa maraming maliliit na prickles

🇲🇾Malay

mencucuk

sensasi somatik seperti dari banyak cucukan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وخز

إحساس جسدي كما هو الحال في العديد من الوخزات الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

خاردار

یک احساس جسمی مانند بسیاری از خارهای ریز

🇹🇷Turkish

karıncalanma

birçok küçük karıncalanmadan kaynaklanan somatik bir his

🇮🇱Hebrew

עקצוץ

תחושה סומטית כמו קוצים זעירים רבים

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