horripilate

• Verb, das bedeutet, Gänsehaut zu verursachen oder die Haare zu Berge stehen zu lassen, meist aus Angst oder Kälte.

A verb meaning to cause goosebumps or to have one's hair stand on end, typically due to fear or cold.

1. To experience goosebumpsC2formal

   To have one's hair stand on end and develop goosebumps, typically due to fear, cold, or excitement.

   Gänsehaut bekommen

   • The eerie sound made him horripilate.
   • She horripilated when she heard the ghost story.
   • The cold wind caused him to horripilate.

2. To cause goosebumpsC2formal

   To cause someone's hair to stand on end and develop goosebumps.

   Gänsehaut verursachen

   • The horror movie horripilated the entire audience.
   • The chilling tale horripilated the listeners.
   • The sudden drop in temperature horripilated the hikers.