| a. | 1. | Prickly. |
| Noun | 1. | prickling - a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks |
| Adj. | 1. | prickling - causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" |