Goosebumps rose on her skin like tiny hills.

Meaning: This means that the person got goosebumps all over their skin, which made it feel like there were small bumps all over it.

Choice of Words: Goosebumps are small bumps on the skin that appear when a person is cold or scared, and rose means to move upwards. On means in contact with the surface of something, and skin is the outer covering of the body. Like means similar to, and tiny hills are small mounds of earth.

Alternative Expressions

Her skin got covered in goosebumps that were as small as tiny hills.

Meaning: This also means that her skin got goosebumps, which are those little bumps that make your skin feel rough. It's like when you get goosebumps because you're cold or scared.

Choice of Words: Covered means to have something over you or on you. Goosebumps are those tiny bumps on your skin that you get when you're cold or scared. Were is a form of the verb "to be" that means something existed in the past. Tiny means very small. Hills are those bumpy things you see on the ground. When you put them together, "Her skin got covered in goosebumps that were as small as tiny hills" means that her skin got those small bumps that make it feel like there are lots of tiny hills on it.

Tiny bumps that felt like hills appeared on her skin.

Meaning: This is another way of saying that her skin got goosebumps, which are those little bumps that make your skin feel rough. It's like when you get goosebumps because you're cold or scared.

Choice of Words: Tiny means very small. Bumps are small, raised areas on a surface. Felt means to have a certain sensation or feeling. Hills are those bumpy things you see on the ground. Appeared means to come into view or become visible. When you put them together, "Tiny bumps that felt like hills appeared on her skin" means that her skin got those small bumps that make it feel like there are lots of tiny hills on it.

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