Meaning of pins and needles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.

informal

Čeština mravenčení

Deutsch Ameisenlaufen

Español hormigueo

Suomi kihelmöinti

Français avoir des fourmis dans les jambes fourmis

Italiano formicolio

Português formigamento

Русский пока́лывание

Türkçe karıncalanma

“The sensations caused by the loss of this nerve vary from numbness or "pins and needles" to severe pain.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.