"skin-crawling" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more skin-crawling [comparative], most skin-crawling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=skin-crawling}} skin-crawling (comparative more skin-crawling, superlative most skin-crawling)
  1. Horrifying or nauseating, so as to cause a creeping sensation in a person's skin. Synonyms: flesh-crawling
    Sense id: en-skin-crawling-en-adj-0e9FilTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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