PRICKLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prickling mean? 

• PRICKLING (noun)
  The noun PRICKLING has 1 sense:

1. a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings

  Familiarity information: PRICKLING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRICKLING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A somatic sensation as from many tiny stings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

prickling; tingle; tingling

Hypernyms ("prickling" is a kind of...):

somaesthesia; somatesthesia; somatic sensation; somesthesia (the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prickling"):

pins and needles (a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation)

Derivation:

prickle (cause a stinging or tingling sensation)

prickle (cause a prickling sensation)

 Context examples 

Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) History; do you ever have any prickling feelings in your legs or feet?

(MNSI - Prickling Feelings Legs/Feet, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormal touch sensation, such as burning or prickling, that occurs without an outside stimulus.

(Paresthesia, NCI Dictionary)

This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body, leading to the symptoms of MS. They can include: • Visual disturbances • Muscle weakness • Trouble with coordination and balance • Sensations such as numbness, prickling, or pins and needles • Thinking and memory problems

(Multiple Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)