pins and needles
noun
a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
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Idioms for pins and needles
on pins and needles, in a state of nervous anticipation: The father-to-be was on pins and needles.
Origin of pins and needles
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby pins and needles
pinotage, pinpoint, pinpoint bombing, pinprick, pins, pins and needles, pins' syndrome, pinscher, pinsent, pinsetter, pinsk
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British Dictionary definitions for pins and needles
pins and needles
noun (functioning as singular) informal
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
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