chilled
Britishadjective
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(of a person) feeling cold
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(of food or drink) kept cool
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Also: chilled-out. informal relaxed or easy-going in character or behaviour
Example Sentences
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Kelly: So days off for you are all about chilling and stuff... are you quite a chilled person?
From BBC • May 2, 2026
And unlike the superconducting loops favored by International Business Machines and Google, which must be chilled to temperatures colder than deep space, photonic interconnects can operate at room temperature.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
They said the Defense Department policies chilled protected speech that officials might not like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Someone hands me a chilled sauna beer, ironic and perfect.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
I was still covered in goose bumps, and gusts of wind still chilled me from time to time, but my shaking had calmed to just normal shivering, and my teeth stopped chattering uncontrollably.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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