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The skin's Morse code, tapping out alarm before the brain reads the message.
means A light, tingling, pins-and-needles sensation, often on the skin from cold, fear, or numbness returning.
from From Old English 'prician,' to pierce or pierce slightly — the same root that gives us 'prick,' tracing the feeling back to imagined tiny stabs.
Goosebump cousinOften pairs with hair standing on end.
Nerve chatterCaused by misfiring sensory neurons, not actual needles.
Witch test'Pricking' once meant probing suspects for painless spots.