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to horripilate

to horripilate

9.9
To make the hair on your skin stand up and give goosebumps
  • verb
  • /hɔːˈrɪpɪˌleɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : horripilar
  • The chilling story made the audience horripilate as they listened in the dark.

Examples

  • Thunder crashing overhead can horripilate even the bravest campers.

  • The horror movie made me horripilate with fear.

  • Her eerie whispering voice horripilated everyone in the room.

  • She horripilated when she heard the ghost story.

  • The horror movie was so intense that it made me horripilate in my seat.

  • Hearing the ghost stories from my grandmother always caused me to horripilate with fear.

  • As she stood at the edge of the cliff, the breathtaking view seemed to horripilate her in awe.

Synonyms

to horrify
vsto horripilate
90 4.3

Make someone feel very shocked, afraid, or disgusted

causes a physical goosebump and hair rising reaction rather than general shock
to make hair stand up
vsto horripilate
  • Informal
5.3

Cause a strong fear or surprise that gives you goosebumps

is specifically about making the hair rise and produce goosebumps

Antonyms

to calm
962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

How Hair-Raising

to horripilate
  • Archaic
9.9
to make hair stand up
  • Informal
5.3
to prickle
4 4.0

Surface Forms

horripilate infinitive
horripilated past
horripilated past participle
horripilating present participle
horripilates third person singular

Etymology

Horripilate comes from Latin parts horr- 'to bristle' and pilus 'hair', and the same horr- appears in horror and horrify. So, to horripilate is to make the hairs stand on end and give you goosebumps.