Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To have goose-flesh.
- To produce horripilation in; cause to shrink or creep, as flesh.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
- verb cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
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Examples
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However, there are certain points of similarity between the Cheshire Puss and domestic cats that keep us on our toes: For example, cats do get angry and, when provoked, horripilate, that is, make their fur stand on end so they look bigger and more threatening.
The Cheshire cat 2009
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However, there are certain points of similarity between the Cheshire Puss and domestic cats that keep us on our toes: For example, cats do get angry and, when provoked, horripilate, that is, make their fur stand on end so they look bigger and more threatening.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Charles Darwin was particularly struck by the fact that in this more extreme state of anger, cats do not bother to horripilate.
The Cheshire cat 2009
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Charles Darwin was particularly struck by the fact that in this more extreme state of anger, cats do not bother to horripilate.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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But for that brief moment it was like seeing myself through someone else's eyes, and it made me horripilate*, it was such a weird feeling.
The One With Three Things, Two Acronyms And A Bomb kisobel 2006
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from horrere we also get the words “horror” and “horripilate” (which means making the hair stand up in fear), which also related to the word “hedgehog” (!)
Even Bad Boys - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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“horripilate” … sowndz laik tehy stowled taht wurd from teh lolcat!
Even Bad Boys - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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[1. horripilate] (verb) cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps.
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[1. horripilate] (verb) cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps.
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