chiller

[ chil-er ]

/ ˈtʃɪl ər /

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noun

a person or thing that chills.

Informal. a frightening or suspenseful story or film; melodrama.

a device for cooling or refrigerating.

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Origin of chiller

First recorded in 1790–1800; chill + -er¹

Words nearby chiller

Chillán, chillax, chill bumps, chilled, chilled to the bone, chiller, chiller cabinet, chiller-diller, chill factor, chilli, chilli con carne

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How to use chiller in a sentence

The best wine chiller for you depends on your particular needs, wants, habits, and preferred price point.
Best wine chiller: Keep your vino at the perfect temp every time|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Look for classic wine buckets and wine chiller sleeves, like the kind you see in restaurants, to keep your vino close and cold.
Best wine chiller: Keep your vino at the perfect temp every time|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Whether or not you want to deal with ice is a great way to decide what kind of chiller is right for you.
Best wine chiller: Keep your vino at the perfect temp every time|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Whatever your wine needs, there’s a chiller option that’s right for you—and your wallet.
Best wine chiller: Keep your vino at the perfect temp every time|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science

Oggi If all you need is a place to store a 750 mL bottle during a long lunch or dinner party, this wine bottle chiller gets the job done.
Best wine chiller: Keep your vino at the perfect temp every time|Irena Collaku|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He would recount the grisly sights he had seen over the years and scare his children more effectively than any Hollywood chiller.
How I Fell in Love in Prison|John Forté|March 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As she entered the darker tree-shadows beyond, she stopped suddenly, a chiller fear shaking her.
Mountain|Clement Wood
The air grew chiller as the days went by; and as they approached the cold lake regions it grew more so.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill|John T. McIntyre
Still he sleeps; he will not waken, Fastly closed is his eye; Paler is his cheek, and chiller Than the icy moon on high.
The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White|Henry Kirke White
But the next letter was the real thriller, or rather cold chiller.
Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains|Stella M. Francis
Already the chiller mountain breezes following the heat spell were making visitors close their windows.
Anthony Trent, Master Criminal|Wyndham Martyn

British Dictionary definitions for chiller

chiller

/ (ˈtʃɪlə) /

noun

informal short for spine-chiller

NZ a refrigerated storage area for meat

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