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   What is Goosebumps?

   • Definition of goosebumps noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a condition in which there are raised spots on your skin because you feel cold, frightened or excited It gave me goosebumps just to think about it. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What does goose bumps mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of GOOSE BUMPS is a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement. How to use goose bumps in a sentence.

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   Where do goose bumps come from?

   • Goose bumps are most noticeable in places where we don’t have much hair or the hair is very fine, such as the arms and neck. Sometimes, it just appears as raised bumps on the skin. These bumps are said to resemble those on the skin of a goose that has had its feathers plucked, hence the name goose bumps.

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   What is a goose bump reflex?

   • The reflex of producing goose bumps is known as piloerection or the pilomotor reflex, or, more traditionally, horripilation. It occurs in many mammals; a prominent example is porcupines, which raise their quills when threatened, or sea otters when they encounter sharks or other predators.

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   GOOSEBUMPS definition: 1. small raised areas that appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement: 2. small…. Learn more.

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     GOOSEBUMPS meaning: 1. small raised areas that appear on the...

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     GOOSEBUMPS translate: pele de galinha. Learn more in the...

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     GOOSE BUMPS definition: a temporary condition in which small...

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   Goose bumps, goosebumps or goose-pimples (also called chill bumps [citation needed]) are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is tickled, cold or experiencing strong emotions such as fear, euphoria or sexual arousal.

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   The meaning of GOOSE BUMPS is a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement. How to use goose bumps in a sentence.

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   GOOSEBUMPS meaning: 1. small raised areas that appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement: 2. small…. Learn more.

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   Goose bumps is an informal term for what happens when your hair stands up, such as when you’re cold or scared. It’s also commonly spelled goosebumps. It’s also called goose pimples, gooseflesh, or goose skin. Technical terms for it are horripilation, piloerection, and cutis anserina.

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   GOOSE BUMPS definition: a temporary condition in which small raised swellings appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or…. Learn more.

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   noun. /ˈɡuːsbʌmps/ (also goose pimples especially in British English) [plural] ( also British English, less frequent gooseflesh [uncountable]) a condition in which there are raised spots on your skin because you feel cold, frightened or excited. It gave me goosebumps just to think about it. Take your English to the next level.