Prinkle

//ˈpɹɪŋkl̩// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pringle (“to prickle or tingle”). alt-of, alternative

    "He was stiff from head to foot, his bones ached, and his skin prinkled, this being the ordinary way that frost affects one in the tropics."

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"He was stiff from head to foot, his bones ached, and his skin prinkled, this being the ordinary way that frost affects one in the tropics."

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