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prickle

[prik-uhl] / ˈprɪk əl /


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“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

As he signed in, the 30-year-old felt a prickle of hope.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

It made the skin on the back of my neck prickle.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2019

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

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2018

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

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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