spine-chilling
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of spine-chilling
First recorded in 1945–50; spine ( def. ) + chilling ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But what better way is there to make a monster than to draw from the scariest and most spine-chilling in the game?
From Los Angeles Times
The best film goes first: It’s about a father-daughter camping trip that goes horribly wrong at the hands of a creepy-looking park ranger and, in a spine-chilling scene, living sand.
From New York Times
Dahlia Lithwick looks at how his rhetoric has been getting even more spine-chilling of late, and why we can’t afford to lose sight of what’s at stake.
From Slate
To visit the spine-chilling inside of Vecna’s mind, head to 10th Avenue West in Queen Anne where it meets West Bothwell Street.
From Seattle Times
Unexpected Productions’ improv comedians will take inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe’s literary masterpieces and blend in audience ideas for “a spine-chilling experience” that combines comedy and dark themes.
From Seattle Times
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