chilling

Noun · Adjective
US[chil-ing]/ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: coolingtemperature reductionscaryshiveryshuddery

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. provoking fear or terror“a scary movie”“the most terrible and shuddery … tales of murder and revenge”Synonyms: scaryshiveryshudderyOpposite unalarmingSimilar alarmingSee also spoopy

Noun (1)

  1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperatureSynonyms: coolingtemperature reductionType of temperature changeKinds refrigeration, freeze, heat dissipation

Related words chill verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Chill′ing adjective

Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

— Chill′wb-a1′>′ing′wb-a1′>′ly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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