单词	pins and needles
释义	pins and needles plural noun : a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness Phrases on pins and needles : in a nervous or jumpy state of anticipation Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In rare cases, the virus can invade the nervous system and cause meningitis (swelling of the brain and spinal cord membranes), paresthesia (the feeling of pins and needles in the legs), or irreversible paralysis, usually on one side of the body. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some may experience paresthesia, or the sensation of pins and needles in the legs. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The now infamous condition long COVID presents as a wide range of symptoms—everything from persistent chest pains to rashes, pins and needles, and brain fog. Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 21 July 2022 Most of the time, the feet and hands burn and sting as if they were being stuck with pins and needles, and then slowly, usually over years, sensation dies. New York Times, 30 June 2022 These days, the economy seems to be on pins and needles. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 22 May 2022 That can include weakness, numbness or a sensation like pins and needles on one side of the body or face, trouble speaking, and slurred speech. Sara Lindberg, SELF, 22 Feb. 2022 The leaves were employed as an impenetrable thatch for dwellings, their hard fibers were used to produce strong cords, and the thorns were made into pins and needles. Janet Marinelli, Wired, 19 Feb. 2022 Will Smith waited on pins and needles to hear Venus and Serena Williams' reaction to his onscreen performance as their father. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1813, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition pins and needles noun plural : a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness
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