chill
noun
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness.
chillingly
-
a word derived from
chill.
Example Sentences
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Bates won the best actress Oscar for her chillingly humane performance.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
There are still more recent incidents that I have not rounded up—or that, more chillingly, have not been made public.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2025
It seemed chillingly symbolic that a group carrying a message of reconciliation in this time of extreme violence and conflict should be relegated to such a hidden and shabby spot.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
But the details of the plots are chillingly etched in her mind.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
From that they can work out plausible scenarios of what it must have been like–or, more chillingly, would be like if it happened now.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
