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
"I had a lot of goose bumps watching it."
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025
When the holiday season approaches, he joked, “our breath smells like bears, and we get goose bumps when we hear the sound of drums.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
Some of the neurons responding to light contact might make you shiver and give you goose bumps.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023
I’d seen all the Star Wars movies before, but this time, the music swirled around the theater, bouncing off the walls, giving me goose bumps.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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