goosebumps
Fear's skin texture
Goosebumps are the tiny bumps that form on skin when cold or strong emotion causes small muscles to contract, making body hairs stand erect.
The skin resembles that of a plucked goose.
The effect is involuntary: The music gave me goosebumps.
Fear, awe, nostalgia, and cold all trigger the response.
Also goose bumps, goose pimples, or gooseflesh.
Involuntary hair-raising reflex
Low temperature state
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- shiveryTrembling from chill
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- freezingExtremely cold
frigid · brisk · chilly · cool · draft · nippy · wintry · frost
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- frightSudden intense fear
- creepyDisturbingly strange
eerie · spooky · haunting · ominous · chilling · spine-tingling · hair-raising · blood-curdling
Intense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
electrifying · breathtaking · riveting · gripping · climax · edge-of-seat · rush · rollercoaster
Amazement or curiosity
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
majestic · magnificent · moving · stirring · profound · overwhelming · speechless · breathless
piloerection
Involuntary hair-raising reflex
hair · follicle · arm · dermis · raised · texture · sensation
cold
Low temperature state
freezing · frigid · brisk · chilly · cool · draft · nippy · wintry · frost · tingle
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
creepy · eerie · spooky · haunting · ominous · chilling · spine-tingling · hair-raising · blood-curdling · macabre
exhilaration
Intense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- anticipationState of awaiting something
heart-pounding · electrifying · breathtaking · riveting · gripping · climax · edge-of-seat · rush · rollercoaster · skydiving
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
transcendent · majestic · magnificent · moving · stirring · profound · overwhelming · speechless · breathless · emotional
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
- body reactionssweating, blushing, shiver, twitch, shaking
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, fawn
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- Cold Sensationschill, chills, shiver, shivers, shivering
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
goosebumpssmooth skin
Unblemished, even epidermis
soft skin · warm skin · flushed skin · rash