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소름이 끼치다

soreumi kkichida [소르미 끼치다]

소름이 끼쳐요 · 소름 끼치는 (+noun)

to give one the creeps, to send chills down one's spine

Example

그 사건 이야기를 들으니까 소름이 끼쳐요.

Hearing about that incident gives me the creeps.

Word parts

Literally 'goosebumps spread over (the skin)'.