buzzing sensation

Electric skin hum

A buzzing sensation is a physical feeling resembling the vibration of an insect's wings or an electrical hum—a tingling, prickling awareness in part of the body.

It may signal nerve activity, circulation changes, or the onset of numbness: I felt a buzzing sensation in my fingertips.

The phrase also describes the physical effects of excitement or intoxication: a buzzing sensation after her second glass of wine.

Related

electricity · electric current · pins and needles · thrumming · quivering · static · nerve · skin · limbs · fell asleep · asleep · awakening · coming alive · pulse · current · crawling · fizzing · shimmering

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Opposites
sensation quality

buzzing sensationsharp pain

Acute bodily distress

stabbing pain · dull ache · numbness · burning sensation · heaviness

presence of sensation

buzzing sensationnumbness

Loss of sensation

deadness · anesthesia · insensitivity · insensibility · sensory loss

Family

buzz, buzzes, buzzed, buzzer, buzzers, senses, sensed, sensing, sensor

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G