goose bumps
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of goose bumps
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Justin Matthews, director of Hansons Auctioneers, described the watch as having given him "goose bumps" when he first held it.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I had goose bumps and thought, ‘This is what I love.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 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
On a walk around Central Park this fall, he repeatedly pointed to his forearms to show that the conversation had given him goose bumps.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The hairs on my neck were permanently at attention and the goose bumps on my arms and legs were big enough to hatch into actual geese.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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