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Definition of gooseflesh in English: goosefleshnounˈɡuːsflɛʃˈɡusˌflɛʃ mass nounA pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright. Example sentencesExamples - Somewhere in the back of her mind she heard a deep throaty laugh, making her skin break out in gooseflesh.
- Her arms broke out into gooseflesh while her toes and fingers clenched in memory.
- The early morning air was dry and warm against his skin, but he still felt gooseflesh rising on his spine.
- His arms suddenly turned to gooseflesh and his heart started to beat faster.
- For God's sake, his teeth are still clattering and he's got gooseflesh up and down his arms!
- She shivered again, and rubbed vigorously at the gooseflesh that had risen on her arms.
- Trinity gasped as his movement sent shivers up her spine and her arms broke out in gooseflesh.
- I look at his smooth black hair, smooth light-brown skin with no gooseflesh, and the ugly naked wood of his kitchen.
- Her arms broke out in gooseflesh as droplets from the roof slid through the opening and splashed on her skin.
- My whole body trembled as I forced the muscles to move, the blood still pounding in my ears and gooseflesh all over.
- Seemingly knowing she was petrified, he removed his grasp, let his hand slide up her arm to tangle with her hair, and Linden felt gooseflesh prickle her skin.
- Her hand caressed his neck, then her fingers stroked up through his hair in a way that caused a tingle to travel all the way down his spine, his skin breaking out in gooseflesh as he shuddered in reaction.
- It was a scent she couldn't recognize, and it made her skin turn into gooseflesh.
- Arm outstretched upon the table, Briar watched as his wrist bubbled with gooseflesh and a shiver tiptoed along his spine.
- He knew his power to raise his listener's gooseflesh, and he reveled in it.
- There was something so disquietingly familiar about the place that I felt gooseflesh rise on my arms and legs.
- He reached out and touched my shoulder which created a serious case of gooseflesh up my entire body.
- Her arms broke out in gooseflesh and she shivered despite the muggy classroom air.
- When I caught up to her I touched her arm and could feel the gooseflesh as she shook me loose.
- Something about this request gave Kennedy gooseflesh.
Synonyms prickling, tingling, sting, stinging, smart, smarting, pricking, itch, creeping sensation, goose pimples, pins and needles
Origin Early 19th century: so named because the skin resembles that of a plucked goose. Definition of gooseflesh in US English: goosefleshnounˈɡusˌflɛʃˈɡo͞osˌfleSH A state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect. Example sentencesExamples - It was a scent she couldn't recognize, and it made her skin turn into gooseflesh.
- Seemingly knowing she was petrified, he removed his grasp, let his hand slide up her arm to tangle with her hair, and Linden felt gooseflesh prickle her skin.
- My whole body trembled as I forced the muscles to move, the blood still pounding in my ears and gooseflesh all over.
- Her hand caressed his neck, then her fingers stroked up through his hair in a way that caused a tingle to travel all the way down his spine, his skin breaking out in gooseflesh as he shuddered in reaction.
- He knew his power to raise his listener's gooseflesh, and he reveled in it.
- His arms suddenly turned to gooseflesh and his heart started to beat faster.
- He reached out and touched my shoulder which created a serious case of gooseflesh up my entire body.
- I look at his smooth black hair, smooth light-brown skin with no gooseflesh, and the ugly naked wood of his kitchen.
- Something about this request gave Kennedy gooseflesh.
- Her arms broke out in gooseflesh and she shivered despite the muggy classroom air.
- Her arms broke out in gooseflesh as droplets from the roof slid through the opening and splashed on her skin.
- Trinity gasped as his movement sent shivers up her spine and her arms broke out in gooseflesh.
- Somewhere in the back of her mind she heard a deep throaty laugh, making her skin break out in gooseflesh.
- Her arms broke out into gooseflesh while her toes and fingers clenched in memory.
- There was something so disquietingly familiar about the place that I felt gooseflesh rise on my arms and legs.
- The early morning air was dry and warm against his skin, but he still felt gooseflesh rising on his spine.
- She shivered again, and rubbed vigorously at the gooseflesh that had risen on her arms.
- When I caught up to her I touched her arm and could feel the gooseflesh as she shook me loose.
- Arm outstretched upon the table, Briar watched as his wrist bubbled with gooseflesh and a shiver tiptoed along his spine.
- For God's sake, his teeth are still clattering and he's got gooseflesh up and down his arms!
Synonyms prickling, tingling, sting, stinging, smart, smarting, pricking, itch, creeping sensation, goose pimples, pins and needles
Origin Early 19th century: so named because the skin resembles that of a plucked goose. |