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- Dictionarypins and needles/ˌpɪnz (ə)n(d) ˈniːdlz/
plural
- 1. a tingling sensation in a limb recovering from numbness.
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PINS AND NEEDLES definition: 1. If you have pins and needles in a part of your body, you feel slight sharp pains in it, usually…. Learn more.
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PINS AND NEEDLES meaning: 1. If you have pins and needles in...
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- Pins and Needles in Thai
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PINS AND NEEDLES translate: (身體某部位的)痠痛,發麻,刺痛感. Learn more in...
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worried or excited about something that is going to happen: Don’t keep Margaret on pins and needles – give her a call. (Definition of on pins and needles from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of on pins and needles. in Chinese (Traditional) 為即將發生的事情而擔心(或激動),如坐針氈… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
The meaning of PINS AND NEEDLES is a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness.
an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when a normal flow of blood returns after it has been partly blocked, especially because you have been sitting or lying in an uncomfortable position I’ve got pins and needles in my arm.
If you stand up after sitting with your legs crossed for a long time, you might feel pins and needles, a prickly, tingling sensation in your legs. But if say you’re sitting on pins and needles, you’re nervous and anxious!
If you have pins and needles in part of your body, you feel small sharp pains there for a short period of time. It usually happens when that part of your body has been in an uncomfortable position.
noun. a tingling sensation in the fingers, toes, legs, etc, caused by the return of normal blood circulation after its temporary impairment. on pins and needles. in a state of anxious suspense or nervous anticipation.