gooseflesh
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈɡusˌflɛʃ/
- UK
:
piel de gallina
- The night air raised gooseflesh on his bare chest and arms.
- gooseflesh on her arms
- skin with gooseflesh
- raising gooseflesh
Examples
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He felt gooseflesh rise on his arms.
Fiction book (2002) -
Even the feel of his delicate, cool skin when he drew her to him gave her gooseflesh.
Academic text (1992) -
Tough gooseflesh rose on her arms and the back of her neck.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was nothing showy about it; it was just a simple act, but we all had gooseflesh.
Fiction book (1993) -
Gooseflesh sprouted all over her arms.
Fiction book (1999) -
A cool breeze, raising gooseflesh on their bare skin, made them aware that the sun had dropped behind the mountains to the west and night was coming on.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Ellen?" Beth's butterfly touch made Ellen jump, raising gooseflesh on her arms.
Fiction book (1994) -
I could see him shaking, as much with the cold as with nerves, and the gooseflesh thick on his arms and chest, but the sweat was standing on his face as well.
Fiction book (1991) -
I rubbed my hands over the gooseflesh that rippled up my forearms.
Fiction book (1992) -
A cold draft from the window raises gooseflesh on her arms.
Synonyms
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3.9
A small raised spot on the skin when someone feels cold, scared, or excited
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3.0
A small raised spot on your skin when you feel cold, scared, or excited
2
3.7
A small raised bump on the skin that appears when you feel cold, afraid, or have strong feelings
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4.1
Small raised bumps on the skin when you are cold or scared
Small raised bumps on the skin that appear when you feel cold, afraid, or excited
Small bumps appear on the skin when hairs stand up from cold or fear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gooseflesh comes from the idea that the small bumps on your skin look like the skin of a plucked goose, with flesh meaning 'skin'. So, gooseflesh is the raised bumps you get when you are cold, afraid, or excited.