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Meanings of horripilation 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
      Synonyms
      Examples for "gooseflesh"
      Examples for "gooseflesh"
      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
      1
      It's a goosebump-inducing moment, but needless to say, no match for the real thing.
      Independent.ie
      2
      I still get kind of goosebump-y thinking about it sometimes.
      Radio NZ
      3
      It has all the drama, angst and goosebump -induced heart flutters that will leave you breathless.
      The South African
      4
      There were some words of motivation, so the goosebumps were going afterwards.
      BBC
      5
      The clip will leave you with goosebumps, thankfully, all onlookers escaped unharmed.
      The South African
      1
      All the ingredients were there for a major goose bump moment.
      On Edge
      2
      The room went cold and goose bumps popped up on her flesh.
      The darkest touch
      3
      Bastet's fur was bristling and her bare arms dimpled with goose bumps.
      The Alchemyst
      4
      Goose bumps prickled up her arms and she rubbed her hands together.
      Bulletproof bride
      5
      I had goose bumps all over my arms as I stepped inside.
      Dead to the world
      1
      The clouds brought a chill that raised goose pimples on Myrrima's arms.
      Brotherhood of the Wolf
      2
      She could feel the goose pimples bumping the skin of his arms.
      Anansi Boys
      3
      Goose pimples ran along her arms from the chill, but she barely noticed.
      The Perfectionists
      4
      A cold shiver crept up my spine and goose pimples immediately covered my body.
      Class of 88
      5
      The air conditioning made her shiver, she was getting goose pimples on her arms.
      Kennedy's brain
      1
      He took his robe and his goose skin and went away.
      Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People
      2
      A considerable amount of subcutaneous fat always remains, and worse, the basting seriously softens goose skin, which should be crackling crisp.
      The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
      3
      For, if to raise a goose skin on the reader be the aim of art, Mr. Conway must be regarded as a real artist.
      Reviews
      4
      All the people were laughing at her on account of her strange dress,- agooseskin around her head, and a badly tanned robe about her.
      Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People
      Usage of horripilation in English
      1
      Sambhrama here means, probably, joy, or that gratification which shows itself in horripilation.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
      2
      Suddenly he was swept by horripilation.
      Under the dome: a novel
      3
      Eliza did so in spite of a sudden horripilation that had spread over her scalp like a slick of burning oil.
      The confusion
      4
      Although he is addicted to the job, it is still contriving to drown him in its waking nightmare of ghastliness and horripilation.
      The Irish Times
      5
      The poor boy, whose fingers, nose, and ears had become extremely pale, was at first seized with slight shiverings, horripilations, and tremblings.
      The Mysterious Island
      Translations for horripilation
      Horripilation through the time