pricklingly
In stabbing fashion
In a manner that produces a prickling sensation—a feeling of small, sharp points against the skin.
The word describes how something affects the senses: The cold air hit pricklingly against her cheeks.
It can also characterize emotional or psychological sensations: Guilt crept pricklingly up his spine.
Slight stinging sensation
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- needlingPersistent mild taunting
- smartingExperiencing sharp pain
- burningCombustion in progress
nettling · piercing · jabbing · poking · scratching · pins-and-needles · numbness · buzzing
Provoking scratching urges
- scratchyRough and irritating
- roughUneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
bristly · spiny · thorny · barbed · sharp · abrasive · grating · rasping
Causing unease or distress
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- tenseStrained or nervous
edgy · apprehensive · unsettling · disquieting · nagging · gnawing · creeping · haunting
Causing mild irritation
- vexingCausing mild torment
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- nettlesomeCausing annoyance or difficulty
galling · bothersome · maddening · exasperating · provoking · rankling · chafing · needling
tingling
Slight stinging sensation
burning · nettling · piercing · jabbing · poking · scratching · pins-and-needles · numbness · buzzing · vibrating
itchy
Provoking scratching urges
woolly · bristly · spiny · thorny · barbed · sharp · abrasive · grating · rasping · harsh
uncomfortable
Causing unease or distress
tense · edgy · apprehensive · unsettling · disquieting · nagging · gnawing · creeping · haunting · disturbing
annoying
Causing mild irritation
- vexingCausing mild torment
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
nettlesome · galling · bothersome · maddening · exasperating · provoking · rankling · chafing · needling · goading
pricklinglysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
soothingly · softly · silkily · gently · comfortingly
pricklinglysoothingly
In a calming way
comfortingly · reassuringly · peacefully · tranquilly · serenely