goosebumps

goose bumps

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goos-buhmps]
- /ˈgusˌbʌmps/
- /ˈɡuːs.bʌmps/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goos-buhmps]
- /ˈgusˌbʌmps/

Definitions of goosebumps word

noun goosebumps Plural form of goosebump. 1
noun goosebumps plural of goosebump. 0

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Origin of goosebumps

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Goosebumps

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Goosebumps

goosebumps popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for goosebumps

noun goosebumps

horripilation — a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
goose flesh — goose bumps.

All 2 Synonyms of goosebumps