chilling
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chilling
Example Sentences
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As I spoke to the women who had worked, in the early 1970s, to organize and pursue this right, I realized something chilling.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Shi argues that non-compete agreements harm the economy: “They have a chilling effect and discourage people from looking for new jobs,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“In terms of technology and control by the government we are seeing today what Bradbury was thinking about in 1953. We felt that the future was found in the past. It was a chilling read.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Her Private Hell” is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator, with just as much chilling impact.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Even as they sat and stood, as if suddenly frozen, it was answered by another cry, fainter and further off, but no less chilling to the blood.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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