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Meanings of pilomotor reflex in English
Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.
The reflex process in which the arrectores pilorum (hair follicle) muscles contract and cause the hair to stand erect.
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Examples for "gooseflesh"
Examples for "gooseflesh"
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It gave Karp gooseflesh to think of the Italian working for him.
2
Louis's arms and back had broken out in great rashes of gooseflesh.
3
The skin all down his back turned there and then into gooseflesh.
4
Langdon was feeling gooseflesh too as they stepped into the circular chamber.
5
Quite a little could be said about the creative power of gooseflesh.
1
It's a goosebump-inducing moment, but needless to say, no match for the real thing.
2
I still get kind of goosebump-y thinking about it sometimes.
3
It has all the drama, angst and goosebump -induced heart flutters that will leave you breathless.
4
There were some words of motivation, so the goosebumps were going afterwards.
5
The clip will leave you with goosebumps, thankfully, all onlookers escaped unharmed.
1
Sambhrama here means, probably, joy, or that gratification which shows itself in horripilation.
2
Suddenly he was swept by horripilation.
3
Eliza did so in spite of a sudden horripilation that had spread over her scalp like a slick of burning oil.
4
Although he is addicted to the job, it is still contriving to drown him in its waking nightmare of ghastliness and horripilation.
5
The poor boy, whose fingers, nose, and ears had become extremely pale, was at first seized with slight shiverings, horripilations, and tremblings.
1
All the ingredients were there for a major goose bump moment.
2
The room went cold and goose bumps popped up on her flesh.
3
Bastet's fur was bristling and her bare arms dimpled with goose bumps.
4
Goose bumps prickled up her arms and she rubbed her hands together.
5
I had goose bumps all over my arms as I stepped inside.
1
The clouds brought a chill that raised goose pimples on Myrrima's arms.
2
She could feel the goose pimples bumping the skin of his arms.
3
Goose pimples ran along her arms from the chill, but she barely noticed.
4
A cold shiver crept up my spine and goose pimples immediately covered my body.
5
The air conditioning made her shiver, she was getting goose pimples on her arms.
1
He took his robe and his goose skin and went away.
2
A considerable amount of subcutaneous fat always remains, and worse, the basting seriously softens goose skin, which should be crackling crisp.
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.
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.
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