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How to pronounce “prickly”
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Pronunciation guide for prickly
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prickly with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Rob Harmon: How the market can keep streams flowing 8 minutes, 47 seconds
This is Prickly Pear Creek.
- Definition summary
- Covered with sharp points.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce prickly
Rob Harmon: How the market can keep streams flowing 8 minutes, 47 seconds

This is Prickly Pear Creek.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “prickly”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Covered with sharp points.
- (figurative) Easily irritated.
- (figurative) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
- [Adverb]
- In a prickly manner.
- [Noun]
- (colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.
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