Word of the Day 11/07/24 Horripilation
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Horripilation (noun)
horripilation [ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho- ]
noun
1. a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
Related Words
goose flesh, goose pimples, gooseflesh
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Origin: First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin horripilātiōn- (stem of horripilātiō ); horripilate, -ion
Example Sentences
The boy who saved her, the boy with the jolly tongue in his head, humorous amid the “horripilation,” had addressed it as Dad.
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It seemed by its thorns to be in a state of perpetual horripilation, and by its roaming black antelopes to be rolling its eyes.
From Project Gutenberg
But, suddenly, through all the horripilation there seemed to shine a light.
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horripilation [ haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn, ho- ]
noun
1. a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps.
Related Words
goose flesh, goose pimples, gooseflesh
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin horripilātiōn- (stem of horripilātiō ); horripilate, -ion
Example Sentences
The boy who saved her, the boy with the jolly tongue in his head, humorous amid the “horripilation,” had addressed it as Dad.
From Project Gutenberg
It seemed by its thorns to be in a state of perpetual horripilation, and by its roaming black antelopes to be rolling its eyes.
From Project Gutenberg
But, suddenly, through all the horripilation there seemed to shine a light.
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.