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  • n  a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
  • v  cause a prickling sensation
  • v  cause a stinging or tingling sensation
  • v  make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

  • The patient relaxes for 20 minutes and usually falls asleep as the prickle of gas bubbles against his skin relaxes his capillaries.
  • In Mexico, he won his heat in unspectacular time, displaying an awkward style that made purists prickle.
  • Legs ache? Do they pull, draw, get numb, tingle, prickle or feel as if ants were crawling on or under the skin? Relax, say a group of Mayo Clinic doctors who have studied the .
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  • Walker Percy in New York Times
    Recounting his profound reluctance to read a barely legible carbon copy by a dead, unknown writer, Mr. Percy writes: "In this case I read on. And on. First with the sinking feeling that it was not bad enough to quit, then with a prickle of interest,...

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