chilling
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chilling
Example Sentences
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What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He’s both charming and chilling, expertly using a near-imperceptible shift in expression or tone to keep the audience on their toes.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Oleksandr Pestrykov, an advocacy expert from the Ukrainian House foundation in Warsaw, told AFP that Ukrainians in Poland were feeling the effects of the chilling relations personally.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
One can imagine a slow drip of consumer horror stories having a chilling effect on people’s interest in Muse-like apps.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The rain was still falling, a thin drizzle that traveled horizontally in the wind, soaking through his supposedly waterproof clothing, mixing with his sweat and his dirt, chilling him to the bone.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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