goosebump.

A small raised bump on the skin associated with hairs standing up, commonly from cold or strong emotion.

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Words that belong together

• get goosebumps
• a goosebump on the skin
• goosebumps along an arm

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Goosebumps rose along her arms when the cold air reached her.

The final note gave him goosebumps despite the room’s warmth.

She touched the tiny goosebump beside her wrist and pulled down her sleeve.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Singular goosebump; plural goosebumps, much more frequent in use. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.