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Horripilate (Verb)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • 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.

Hypernyms

  • Receive
  • Get
  • Have

Related Words

  • Horripilation (noun)

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • 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.

Hypernyms

  • Stir
  • Excite

Related Words

  • Horripilation (noun)
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