Definition of chil

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1. chill [ n ] coldness due to a cold environment

Used in print:

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

It would take the chill from the shelter in the beginning .

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Beaten with fear and sound and wet and chill , they crawled to the hurricane_deck and looked out haggardly at a world of water that reached clear to the surrounding hills .

Synonyms chill gelidity iciness Related Terms coldness cool

2. chill [ v ] depress or discourage
Examples: "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"

Used in print:

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

The gentle whir of each footstep left him more naked than before , until he felt his unprotected flesh tremble , chilled by each new sound .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

Instantly , he chilled .

Synonyms chill Related Terms depress

3. chill [ n ] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Examples: "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

Used in print:

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

`` We 've got to eat '' , Sarah said , curtly , because a chill crawled over her again .

(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)

You laughed and then your chest swelled and you felt you could cry for a little bit , and then a feeling hit you like a chill in your stomach and the goose_bumps rippled along your arm .

Synonyms thrill chill quiver shudder shiver tingle frisson Related Terms fear shudder tingle

4. chill [ n ] a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

Used in print:

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

He loathed the idea of drying_up swamps or the chills of malaria or of leaving his natural birthright .

Synonyms shivering chill Related Terms symptom shiver

5. chill [ v ] make cool or cooler
Examples: "Chill the food"

Synonyms cool chill cool_down Related Terms heat change quench ice refrigerate cooling cooling_system cooler cooler cool cool

6. chill [ a ] uncomfortably cool
Examples: "a chill wind" "chilly weather"

Synonyms chilly chill Related Terms cool

7. chill [ v ] loose heat; The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

Synonyms cool cool_down chill Related Terms heat change_state cooling coolant

8. Chill [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17831

Synonyms Chill

9. chill [ n ] a sudden numbing dread

Synonyms pall chill Related Terms apprehension daunt

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