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goosepimply chill

goosepimply chill

9.9
A small shiver with goosebumps from fear or excitement
  • noun
  • Informal
: escalofrío
  • The creepy music in the movie gave me a goosepimply chill.

Examples

  • The haunted house is famous for inspiring a goosepimply chill in its visitors.

  • The movie gave me goosepimply chills throughout.

  • A sudden goosepimply chill ran down her spine as she opened the old door.

  • I felt a goosepimply chill when I heard the ghost story.

  • A sudden goosepimply chill ran down her spine as she opened the old door.

  • The creepy music in the movie gave me a goosepimply chill.

  • I felt a goosepimply chill when I heard the ghost story.

Synonyms

chill
vsgoosepimply chill
108 4.0

A sudden shiver of fear or excitement

is the same sudden feeling specifically noted for producing skin bumps
goose bump
vsgoosepimply chill
  • US
27 3.0

A small raised spot on your skin when you feel cold, scared, or excited

is the feeling of fear or excitement that makes the skin react
goosebumps
vsgoosepimply chill
17 3.1

Small raised bumps on the skin that appear when you feel cold, afraid, or excited

is the internal fear or excitement feeling that creates those bumps
shiver down someone's spine
vsgoosepimply chill
  • Informal
6 5.9

A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back

is a similar sudden sensation but defined by causing skin bumps
frisson
vsgoosepimply chill
  • Literature
3 9.8

A sudden shiver of excitement or fear that you feel in your body

is a fear or excitement sensation that leads to visible skin bumps
goose pimple
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  • UK
2 3.7

A small raised bump on the skin that appears when you feel cold, afraid, or have strong feelings

is the internal emotional or fearful sensation that brings this bump
gooseflesh
vsgoosepimply chill
  • UK
2 7.8

Small bumps on your skin when you feel cold, afraid, or excited

is the bodily sensation behind that skin reaction
goosebump
vsgoosepimply chill
  • US
1 3.9

A small raised spot on the skin when someone feels cold, scared, or excited

is the sensation that produces such raised skin areas
chil
vsgoosepimply chill
  • Informal
1 9.9

A slight feeling of cold or a shiver

is the same sudden sensation but usually written in standard form
goose skin
vsgoosepimply chill
  • UK
1 4.1

Small raised bumps on the skin when you are cold or scared

is the feeling of fear or excitement that triggers that skin change
grue
vsgoosepimply chill
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A sudden feeling of fear that makes you shiver

is a related arousal but emphasises the skin bumps result
horripilation
vsgoosepimply chill
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Small bumps appear on the skin when hairs stand up from cold or fear

is the emotional or cold sensation that produces that reflex

Antonyms

comfort
288 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

calm
106 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

How Chilling

shudder
19 4.1
goosepimply chill
  • Informal
9.9
chill
108 4.0
shiver
33 1.4
tingle
23 3.3

Surface Forms

goosepimply chill singular
goosepimply chills plural

Morphology

goosepimply + chill

Although 'goosepimply' is a nonstandard form, its meaning is transparently built from 'goosepimple'/'goosebump' (causing goosebumps) plus 'chill' (a shiver or cold sensation). A B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer 'a chill that produces goosebumps', and the compositional logic is common cross-linguistically.

Etymology

Goosepimply chill may come from the image of tiny bumps that appear on your skin, like a plucked goose, when you feel cold, scared or excited. So a chill that makes you pimply became a way to say 'a feeling of fear or excitement that gives goosebumps'.