prickle
verb- [transitive, intransitive] prickle (something)
to give somebody an unpleasant feeling on their skin, as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it 刺痛;扎疼 - [intransitive] prickle (with something)
(of skin, eyes, etc. )皮肤、眼睛等 to feel strange and unpleasant because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc. 有刺痛感 Her eyes prickled with tears. 泪水刺疼了她的眼睛。 The thought made her prickle with excitement. 这个想法使她兴奋得浑身刺痛。 The hairs on the back of my neck prickled when I heard the door open. 听到开门声,我颈后汗毛倒竖。 - (figurative)
He prickled (= became angry) at the suggestion that it had been his fault. 一听说过错在他,他马上火儿了。
Word OriginOld English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick.