To be seized with extreme terror; to be struck with a chilling dread that causes one's hair to stand on end and a cold sensation down one's spine.
夜深人静时，听到远处传来一阵凄厉的猫叫声，他不禁感到毛骨森竦
In the dead of night, hearing a piercing cat's wail from afar, he couldn't help but feel a chilling dread.
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