horripilating

Variant of horripilate

horripilate definition

hor·ripi·late (hô rip′ə lāt′)

transitive verb horripilated -·lat′ed, horripilating -·lat′·ing

to produce horripilation

Etymology: < L horripilatus, pp. of horripilare, to bristle with hairs < horrere, to bristle (see horrid) + pilus, hair

intransitive verb

to experience horripilation; bristle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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