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prickle

[prik-uhl] / ˈprɪk əl /


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In this powerful, poetic lament, Harnage’s bare-chested body seems to prickle as it bends, wobbles and rights itself again.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

“It made the back of my neck prickle from its first pages, and that feeling never went away,” wrote New York Times reviewer Dwight Garner.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Southampton’s briny scent began to prickle the air; he caught his first glimpse of the sea.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

The thin howling of the wind, the prickle of stars in the dark heavens.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2018

The hairs on the back of his neck began to prickle.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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