Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
formigar
verb
/fɔˈmiɡaɾ/
Definition
To sting or to prickle.
Examples
- The bee began to formigar him as it hovered near his ear.
- After sitting too long, my leg starts to formigar when the circulation returns.
Meaning
The sensation of sharp pain or discomfort that can feel like being stung or bitten, often associated with insect bites or the feeling of numbness returning to a limb after being ‘asleep’.
Synonyms
- picar
- apertar
- arrepender