Difference between Prickle and Prick

What is the difference between Prickle and Prick?

Prickle as a noun is a small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. while Prick as a noun is the feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail.

Prickle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To feel a prickle. To cause someone to feel a prickle.

Prick

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail.A small pointed object.A sharp feeling of remorse. (Acts ii. 37.)[ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco.A penis.A man or boy who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pierce or puncture.To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite.To trace a ship's course on a chart.To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)

We hope you now know whether to use Prickle or Prick in your sentence.

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