gooseflesh
noun/ˈɡuːsfleʃ/
/ˈɡuːsfleʃ/
[uncountable] (especially British English) (also goosebumps British and North American English, goose pimples especially in British English [plural])
- a condition in which there are raised spots on your skin because you feel cold, frightened or excited
- The cold wind tangled my hair and made gooseflesh of my skin.
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