goose bumps

plural noun

: a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement

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Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated. —

Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024 After their opener, Maddie Musselman, twice a gold medalist, looked up into the crowd and felt goose bumps. —

Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 Birdy performed a version of one of her songs as a ballad, which built into a cascading sequence involving a looper pedal, that gave me goose bumps. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2024 The fire-engine-red convertible that gave you goose bumps on the test-drive has turned into your regular ride. —

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