jump in (one's) skin

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To start or recoil, as from shock, surprise, or fear. I positively jumped in my skin when I heard the door bang open in the middle of the night.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thompson	['tɔmpsn]
Cleopas	KLEE-ə-pəs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Selah	SEE-lə (English)	Biblical
Didier	deed-YE	French
Alfhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Gwenyth	GWEN-ith (English)	Welsh