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Definition of pins and needles noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

pins and needles

 noun
noun
 
[uncountable]
 
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  • an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when a normal flow of blood returns after it has been partly blocked, especially because you have been sitting or lying in an awkward position to have pins and needles
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    on pins and needles (informal)
     
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    very nervous, worried, or anxious, especially when you are waiting to find out something Everyone was on pins and needles waiting for the results.
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