goose bumps
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of goose bumps
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Unlike the room I’d just left, this one was warm, and I felt the goose bumps on my arms melt back into my skin as I slid into a seat at the back.
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My teeth were chattering and I had goose bumps all over me.
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The way she said sorted brought out goose bumps on Jonah’s arms.
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And I got that good tingle up my neck and down my arms so the goose bumps come out, because she was making soft sounds next to my ear like my mama did.
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A sense pervaded the boat like a breeze that made you tingle, raising goose bumps on your skin.
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