Meaning Of The Word Pins and needles

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Pins and needles Meaning

Pins and needles Definition
Pins and needles Definition

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pins and needles
uncountable noun: 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.

pins and needles in British English
a tingling and prickling feeling in some part of the body, esp. in a limb that has been numb
a tingling sensation in the fingers, toes, legs, etc, caused by the return of normal blood circulation after its temporary impairment
a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness

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