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goosebumps

NOUN

goose bumps

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goose flesh goose pimples gooseflesh horripilation

WEAK

cold creeps cold shivers creeps heebie-jeebies jimjams willies

Example Sentences

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“They went crazy. When you hear a hit song, it sends goosebumps all over your body. Before anything happens, you feel it, and that’s the history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Justin Matthews, Hansons' regional director for Kent and Sussex, said the "unique item" had given him "goosebumps" when he first saw it.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“The second is the magic. This is what gives you goosebumps and stars in the eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

"I got goosebumps," he told AFP, adding: "It was beautiful."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

I broke out in goosebumps, remembering the white-eyed neighbor I’d seen watering his overgrown lawn the night my grandfather was killed.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs