goose bumps
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of goose bumps
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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“I had goose bumps and thought, ‘This is what I love.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
"Every time I look at it, I get goose bumps all over my skin," the 44-year-old says.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
“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
My dad points to my goose bumps and laughs.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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