prickle
Example Sentences
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The bad news hits us with gale force, although apprehension prickles when the ultrasound tech falls silent.
From Salon
As he signed in, the 30-year-old felt a prickle of hope.
From Washington Post
Just beware of prickles if you have children or pets.
From Washington Post
None has the uncanny prickle of Gail being invited to “add flavor” to a roomful of white academics swilling wine and listening to Christopher Cross.
From Los Angeles Times
The physical encounters in her novels — not just those that are blatantly assaultive, but those regarding sex, romance and family — often prickle with a sense of repulsion.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
