prickling (
http://definr.com/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]