goose bumps

The definition of goose bumps is what occurs when the hairs on your arms or body stand up automatically because you are cold or scared or because your skin gets irritated.

(noun)

An example of goosebumps is when the hair stands up on your arm because the room is freezing.

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See goose bumps in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a roughened condition of the skin in which the papillae are erected, caused by cold, fear, etc.

See goose bumps in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun
Momentary roughness of the skin caused by erection of the papillae in response to cold or fear. Also called goose flesh, goose pimples.

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