chilling
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of chilling
Example Sentences
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Judge Dean described the transcript of the call as "chilling".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
However, tropical fruits such as mangoes are sensitive to chilling injury when temperatures become too low.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
There’s a chilling promise in the preface of “This Dark Night,” Deborah Lutz’s account of the life of a celebrated early-19th-century English poet and novelist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A towering performance that is also impressively contoured, Lithgow’s portrayal of dyspeptic British author Roald Dahl infuses Mark Rosenblatt’s drama with chilling mystery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
It is not as cold as Celia had expected, despite the chilling wind.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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