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chilled to the bone

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Also, chilled to the marrow. Extremely or bitterly cold, as in After skiing in the wind for five hours straight, I was chilled to the bone. These hyperboles replaced the earlier idea of one's blood freezing and are more picturesque than the current synonym frozen.

Words related to chilled to the bone

polar, raw, freezing, chilly, frigid, cold, glacial, frosty, refrigerate, chill, dismay, discourage, dishearten, terrorize, perturb, intimidate, appall, alarm, unnerve, astound

Words nearby chilled to the bone

chill factor, chill out, chill pill, chillax, chilled, chilled to the bone, chiller, chiller cabinet, chiller-diller, chilli, chilli con carne
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