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Meanings of gooseflesh in English

Portuguese
pele de galinha
Catalan
pell de gallina
Spanish
piel de gallina

Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.

pele de galinha
Usage of gooseflesh in English
1
It gave Karp gooseflesh to think of the Italian working for him.
The Assistant
2
Louis's arms and back had broken out in great rashes of gooseflesh.
Pet Sematary
3
The skin all down his back turned there and then into gooseflesh.
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
4
Langdon was feeling gooseflesh too as they stepped into the circular chamber.
The Da Vinci Code
5
Quite a little could be said about the creative power of gooseflesh.
Journeys to Bagdad
6
It sent a chill through him, raising the gooseflesh on his arms.
Mutated
7
Trudy rubs her arms, which have rashed in gooseflesh beneath her sweater.
Those who save us
8
He turned away from the window, his arms rashed out in gooseflesh.
Doctor Sleep
9
The skin on his forearms prickled and tightened, going rough with gooseflesh.
Heart-shaped box
10
There was gooseflesh all over Alcide's chest, too, and his nipples .
Club dead
11
Instead of the noises lulling her, as before, this cacophony raised gooseflesh.
Frontier courtship
12
Her skin was crawling, the gooseflesh rising on her arms and neck.
Mutated
13
My stomach twisted with abrupt nausea, and my skin erupted in gooseflesh.
Blood rites
14
Suddenly, Creb felt the blood drain from his face and gooseflesh rise.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
15
When the light went out, he felt gooseflesh rising all over his body.
Spiral
16
One look at the odd number and gooseflesh riddled my forearms.
The ghost chronicles
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