prickling
noun, verb
prickling is spelled P-R-I-C-K-L-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prickling means “A sensation that prickles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prickling is pricklings.
How many letters and syllables are in prickling?
| Letters | 9: P-R-I-C-K-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prickling?
Prickling appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of prickling
- pricklings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prickling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sensation that prickles.
The patient reported intermittent pricklings down his right-hand side.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of prickle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).