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Horripilate (Verb)

Have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Watching a horror movie at midnight always manages to horripilate me to the point where I have to watch something lighthearted afterwards to calm down.
The eerie atmosphere in the abandoned house made me horripilate, and I couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched.
The intense thunderstorm outside caused the hair on the back of her neck to stand up, and she would horripilate at every loud crack of thunder.
Listening to her favorite singer's spine-tingling performance made her horripilate with excitement and admiration.
The creepy old mansion's overgrown garden and rusty gates made him horripilate, and he was thankful to make it back to the safety of his car.

Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Horror movies tend to horripilate even the bravest of souls.
Certain eerie sounds in the abandoned house began to horripilate those brave enough to venture inside.
The haunted mansion tour was meant to horripilate our already-jittery nerves on Friday the 13th.
His old, creaking rocking chair seemed to horripilate me with each slow, squeaky rock.
Experiencing paranormal activity at the hotel genuinely started to horripilate me.