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my spider sense is tingling

my spider sense is tingling phrase: my intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.

Phrase

my spider sense is tingling

  1. (colloquial) My intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.

Origin of my spider sense is tingling

From Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" comic books, in which the main character (Spider-Man) has a superpower called "spider sense" (sometimes called spidey sense) that would forewarn him about dangerous events. He would often say his spider sense was "tingling" when it was warning him of something.

Questions about my spider sense is tingling

What does my spider sense is tingling mean?
My spider sense is tingling means my intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.
What part of speech is my spider sense is tingling?
My spider sense is tingling is a phrase.

Words near my spider sense is tingling in the dictionary

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  4. my son
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  6. my spider sense is tingling
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