Prickling \Prick"ling\, a. Prickly. [Obs.] --Spenser.
prickling
adj : 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" [syn: {stinging}, {tingling}]
n : a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks [syn:
{tingle}, {tingling}]