goose bumps

[goos-buhmps] / ˈgusˌbʌmps /

NOUN

raised bumps on skin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goose flesh goose pimples gooseflesh horripilation

WEAK

cold creeps cold shivers creeps heebie-jeebies jimjams willies

Example Sentences

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“I had goose bumps and thought, ‘This is what I love.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

"I had a lot of goose bumps watching it."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

“It gives me goose bumps to know that the vision that we had back then” paid off, Cárdenas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Some of the neurons responding to light contact might make you shiver and give you goose bumps.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023

This is my first time coming down here at night, and it’s giving me goose bumps.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks