chilling
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chilling
Example Sentences
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Chinese research submarines for the first time traveled thousands of feet beneath the Arctic ice this summer, a technical feat with chilling military and commercial implications for America and its allies.
Almost 200 years later, the electronic hearth offers plenty of chilling tales with which one can continue the tradition and honor the rattling chain of Jacob Marley’s ghost.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a phone call more chilling than the iconic opening scene from “Scream.”
From Los Angeles Times
Bates won the best actress Oscar for her chillingly humane performance.
From BBC
It is Timmy Trumpet who plays the chillingly inspiring solo from “Narco” that accompanies closer Edwin Díaz from the bullpen to the mound.
From Los Angeles Times
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