goose bumps
plural noun
: a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement
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Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
After their opener, Maddie Musselman, twice a gold medalist, looked up into the crowd and felt goose bumps.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Birdy performed a version of one of her songs as a ballad, which built into a cascading sequence involving a looper pedal, that gave me goose bumps.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2024
The fire-engine-red convertible that gave you goose bumps on the test-drive has turned into your regular ride.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
After their opener, Maddie Musselman, twice a gold medalist, looked up into the crowd and felt goose bumps.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Birdy performed a version of one of her songs as a ballad, which built into a cascading sequence involving a looper pedal, that gave me goose bumps.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2024
The fire-engine-red convertible that gave you goose bumps on the test-drive has turned into your regular ride.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
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goose bumps
noun plural
: a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement
called also goose pimples
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