pins and needles
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pins and needles
noun
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A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.
The sensations caused by the loss of this nerve vary from numbness or "pins and needles" to severe pain.
Similar: paresthesia, asleep, dead
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noun tingling felt in limb
| Español | hormigueo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 發麻 /发麻 fāmá |
| Português | formigamento |
| Français | fourmis, avoir des fourmis dans les jambes |
| Deutsch | Ameisenlaufen |
| Italiano | formicolio |
| Ελληνικά | μυρμήγκιασμα myrmígkiasma, μυρμηκίαση myrmikíasi |
| Русский | пока́лывание pokályvanije |
Talk about this word "pins and needles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pins%20and%20needles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pins and needles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pins%20and%20needles "pins and needles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pins%20and%20needles.Cite this
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title = {pins and needles},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pins%20and%20needles},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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