What does a pinched nerve in the shoulder feel like ?

Depends: Pinched nerves anywhere in the body typically are described as: burning, radiating, searing, pins and needles, numb, sharp or stabbing. Nerve pain is typically very well defined in location.

Pinch: Radiculopathy, the medical term for this, presents with varying degrees of pain, weakness, and/or numbness, all within a fairly predictable distribution depending on the nerve involved.

Varies: Symptoms of a pinched nerve in the shoulder can include pain, numbness, weakness or atrophy of the shoulder girdle.

possiblities: You could have varying degrees of pain, weakness, numbness, and/or tingling.