pins-and-needles
Circulation returning sensation
Pins-and-needles is the prickling, tingling sensation when blood flow returns to a limb that has fallen asleep: I sat cross-legged too long and now my foot has pins and needles.
The phrase also describes anxious suspense: We were on pins and needles waiting for the test results.
Slight stinging sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- circulationMovement through a system
- limbJointed bodily projection
asleep · sensation · blood flow · nerves · foot · hand · sitting · compression
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
expectant · tense · uncertainty · eager · bated breath · restless · apprehensive · excitement
tingling
Slight stinging sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- circulationMovement through a system
limb · asleep · sensation · blood flow · nerves · foot · hand · sitting · compression · awakening
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
nervous · expectant · tense · uncertainty · eager · bated breath · restless · apprehensive · excitement · impatient
pins-and-needlesnumbness
Loss of sensation
comfort · painlessness · deadness · ease · relief
pins-and-needlescalm
Free from agitation
composure · certainty · serenity · relaxation · equanimity
pins, pinned, pinning, pinner, needle, needles, needled, needling, needlework