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
Deneb	-	Astronomy
Lainey	LAYN-ee	English (Modern)
Kalyn	KAY-lin	English (Modern)
Ananth	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Tibor	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Fiorenzo	fyo-REN-tso	Italian