gooseflesh

or goose flesh

[ goos-flesh ]

/ ˈgusˌflɛʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gooseflesh ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

goose bumps.

Origin of gooseflesh

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Words nearby gooseflesh

gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog, goose grass, goose grease

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Example sentences from the Web for gooseflesh

Quite a little could be said about the creative power of gooseflesh.
Journeys to Bagdad|Charles S. Brooks
And then I heard something as set my hair up on end and the gooseflesh sprouting all over me.
Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs|Anne Warner
“Hush,” cried Vi suddenly, and her tone sent the gooseflesh all over them again.
Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island|Janet D. Wheeler
We soon saw that it was a poor shelter, and when a woman came along and looked straight at us, we began to get gooseflesh!
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung

He sat and looked at us so peculiarly that I got gooseflesh all over.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for gooseflesh

goose flesh

noun

the bumpy condition of the skin induced by cold, fear, etc, caused by contraction of the muscles at the base of the hair follicles with consequent erection of papillae: so called because of the resemblance to the skin of a freshly-plucked fowlAlso called: goose bumps, goose pimples, goose skin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gooseflesh
释义	gooseflesh or goose flesh [ goos-flesh ] / ˈgusˌflɛʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gooseflesh ON THESAURUS.COM noun goose bumps. Origin of gooseflesh late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425 Words nearby gooseflesh gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog, goose grass, goose grease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gooseflesh Quite a little could be said about the creative power of gooseflesh. Journeys to Bagdad\|Charles S. Brooks And then I heard something as set my hair up on end and the gooseflesh sprouting all over me. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs\|Anne Warner “Hush,” cried Vi suddenly, and her tone sent the gooseflesh all over them again. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island\|Janet D. Wheeler We soon saw that it was a poor shelter, and when a woman came along and looked straight at us, we began to get gooseflesh! Three Times and Out\|Nellie L. McClung He sat and looked at us so peculiarly that I got gooseflesh all over. At Good Old Siwash\|George Fitch British Dictionary definitions for gooseflesh goose flesh noun the bumpy condition of the skin induced by cold, fear, etc, caused by contraction of the muscles at the base of the hair follicles with consequent erection of papillae: so called because of the resemblance to the skin of a freshly-plucked fowlAlso called: goose bumps, goose pimples, goose skin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gooseflesh heebie-jeebies, creeps, goose pimples, horripilation, jimjams, willies
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gooseflesh

or goose flesh

noun

Origin of gooseflesh

Words nearby gooseflesh

Example sentences from the Web for gooseflesh

British Dictionary definitions for gooseflesh

noun

Words related to gooseflesh