goosebumps
goosebumps — noun
1. Small raised bumps that appear on a person's skin when they feel cold, scared, o
Small raised bumps that appear on a person's skin when they feel cold, scared, or excited — like the bumpy look of a plucked goose's skin.
A sudden cold wind gave Adina goosebumps on her arms and legs.
collocation: give + goosebumps
The horror movie was so frightening that goosebumps covered Jiwoo's neck and shoulders.
collocation: goosebumps + covered + body part
Nikhil felt goosebumps rise on his skin when the crowd cheered for him.
Darius noticed goosebumps on his forearms as he stepped into the cold swimming pool.
When the orchestra began to play, goosebumps spread across Maja's shoulders.
- goose pimples
less common variant, used mainly in British English
- goose flesh
more formal or literary, used as an uncountable noun
文法句型
goosebumps (no singular form)
用法筆記
Always used in the plural form. A singular form like 'goosebump' is nonstandard.
常見錯誤
❕ 'I got a goosebump.' ✅ 'I got goosebumps.' — goosebumps is always used as a plural noun; there is no standard singular form.