chilling

American  

[chil-ing] / ˈtʃɪl ɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing or likely to cause a chill.

   the chilling effect of the high unemployment rate.

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Etymology

Origin of chilling

chill + -ing ²

Example Sentences

To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.

From Los Angeles Times

And Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, told The New York Times the raid was “intensely concerning,” and could have a chilling effect “on legitimate journalistic activity.”

From Salon

See more: Nvidia had a chilling effect on these power stocks.

From MarketWatch

Prof Jeremy Horder, a criminal law expert at London School of Economics, said he feared an "over-broad false statement law" could "have an unduly chilling effect on the speech of conscientious people and media outlets".

From BBC

Five days into a comprehensive communications blackout, a more chilling picture still sneaks out into the world through Starlink satellite terminals, Iranian technical creativity, and courage.

From BBC

Related Words

• eerie
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• thrilling