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ぞわぞわ

zowa-zowa

Creepy tingling, goosebumps sensation

An eerie, crawling sensation on your skin — like goosebumps spreading from an unsettling feeling. Something between fear and physical discomfort.

💡Hearing a strange noise at night — 'My skin went zowa-zowa hearing that sound.'

Example

背筋がぞわぞわする怖い話だった。

It was such a scary story my spine went zowa-zowa.

Quiz yourself

The ghost story made my skin go ___ with goosebumps.

怪談を聞いて背筋が○○した。

skinnightdiscomfortstressshivering
Intermediate