chill
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window.
a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm.
sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague: fevers and chills.
a depressing influence or sensation: His presence cast a chill over everyone.
lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness.
Foundry. an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point.
moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind.
shivering with or affected by cold; chilly.
depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.
Slang. cool (def. 14).
unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception.
to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets.
to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear.
Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills.
Slang. to calm down; relax (often followed by out).
to affect with cold; make chilly: The rain has chilled me to the bone.
to make cool: Chill the wine before serving.
to depress; discourage; deter: The news chilled his hopes.
Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills.
Slang. to kill; murder.
Idioms about chill
take a chill pill, Slang. See chill pill (def. 2).
Origin of chill
1synonym study For chill
Other words for chill
Other words from chill
- chill·ing·ly, adverb
- chillness, noun
- o·ver·chill, adjective
- o·ver·chill, verb
- pre·chill, verb (used with object)
- un·chilled, adjective
- well-chilled, adjective
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How to use chill in a sentence
While there’s a lot of chatter around a possible surge in coronavirus cases come fall, economists note there may also be chilling headwinds for the labor market and small businesses in the next few months.
The other is a carbon tax, a term that often sends chills through free market advocates.
Environment Report: One Way to Force Companies to Emit Less Carbon | MacKenzie Elmer | August 10, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhen chilled, a warmer system cooled off in less time than it took a cooler system to reach the same low temperature.
A new experiment hints at how hot water can freeze faster than cold | Emily Conover | August 7, 2020 | Science NewsI’d known Jim since grade school, and he did try to chill out when I asked him to, but he simply couldn’t control himself.
Side effects to the coronavirus vaccine include pain at the injection site, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, chills and feeling feverish.
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It was an attempt to combat a growing chill on free speech in Turkey while placing his newspaper at the center of the debate.
Alice wore a black nylon rain jacket that looked as if it was ill prepared to deal with the coming chill.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner | Mike Barnicle | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you prefer them chewy in the middle and crisp outside, chill the balls of dough.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Ina Garten | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStanding in the chill breeze of autumn, I knew something had passed between us.
What he—and his friend holding the camera—heard in response was enough to chill them to the bone.
Dumpster Politicians, Jeter Tributes, and More Viral Videos | Jack Holmes | September 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPresently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanFrom the day of that terrible chill in the snow-storm, she had never been quite well, Ramona thought.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThough she was warmly wrapped in a soft rug of silvery fur, a chill crept into her heart.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonAs she walked along the chill promenade she looked with discreet curiosity at every woman she met, to see her condition.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettA chill, sinister feeling crept over me, but I kept my gaze fixed steadily in the same direction.
Uncanny Tales | Various
British Dictionary definitions for chill
/ (tʃɪl) /
a moderate coldness
a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
a feverish cold
a check on enthusiasm or joy
a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
another name for bloom 1 (def. 9)
another word for chilly
to make or become cold
(tr) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
(tr)
to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
to discourage
(tr) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
(intr) slang, mainly US to relax; calm oneself
Origin of chill
1- See also chill out
Derived forms of chill
- chilling, adjective
- chillingly, adverb
- chillness, noun
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