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horripilate
verb
Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
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hɒˈɹɪpɪˌleɪt
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verb
Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
“Hitchcock movies horripilate me”
verb
Have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
“I horripilate when I see violence on television”
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Hitchcock movies horripilate me
I horripilate when I see violence on television
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