prickle

Example Sentences

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Something about this letter sent prickles up my arm and made me feel uneasy, but my curiosity got the better of me, and I unfolded it and read.

From Literature

Some hedgehogs arriving at the rescue centre felt like "little empty bags of prickles and very, very slim" due to dehydration, Thompson said.

From BBC

When we passed the mill, I got a cold prickle on my neck, like someone was watching me.

From Literature

In return he tried to make their lives comfortable, learning to cure their ills, treating their cuts and bruises as his mother treated his, combing burrs and prickles from their woolly coats.

From Literature

A prickle of horror ran down the back of his neck and into his arms and legs.

From Literature