chill
noun
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness.
has chilled
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present perfectof chill (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Platkin’s subpoena has chilled its rights under the First Amendment, it argues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore said it needed to raise cash due to widening losses, according to a filing, as Nvidia's dominance in AI chips has chilled funding for startups looking to compete directly.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
That has chilled activism across the country and prompted many opponents of the war to leave.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Apartments here frequently lack refrigerators, pushing many tenants into an underground fridge economy that, for as long as anyone can remember, has chilled the sustenance of generations of Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
Even the whole thing with Mong has chilled out since the night I caught him standing over me.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
