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
Wyatt	['waiət]
Gweneth	-	Welsh
Dejana	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Alpert	['ælpət]
Dagfinn	-	Norwegian, Danish
Hyakinthos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek