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pins and needles vs prickling

prickling vs pins and needles

pins and needles and prickling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pins and needles Yes No No No
prickling Yes No No No
As nouns, prickling is a hypernym of pins and needles; that is, prickling is a word with a broader meaning than pins and needles:
  • pins and needles: a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
  • prickling: a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
Other hypernyms of pins and needles include tingle, tingling.
pins and needles (noun) prickling (noun)
a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
Difference between pins and needles and prickling

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