What does on pins and needles mean?

Definitions for on pins and needles
on pins and nee·dles

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on pins and needles in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on pins and needles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of on pins and needles in a Sentence

  1. Robert Califf:

    One of the things that's had me on pins and needles the last four years is literally President Trump could do this with any drug or device or vaccine anytime President Trump wants to.

  2. Undersheriff Kevin McMahill:

    We are certainly working on pins and needles, (That is) part of the reason we doubled them up. So we have two officers available immediately whenever an incident occurs.

  3. Cathleen Martin:

    It was so gross, i ’m on pins and needles worrying about what my family might have been exposed to.

  4. Ingrid Ulrey:

    We’ve been on pins and needles the whole last three or four months, watching what’s happening at the federal level, waiting, watching.

  5. Lauren Nordberg:

    When I walk into places with him sometimes it feels like I am walking on pins and needles, to have someone say, I get it and it's OK ... it's a relief and it was really powerful.

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    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
    A tingle
    B canopy
    C leaven
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