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- Dictionarychilled/tʃɪld/
adjective
- 1. (of food or drink) cooled in a refrigerator: "a glass of chilled white wine"
- 2. very relaxed: informal "by Sunday evening I'm usually feeling pretty chilled"
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CHILLED definition: 1. made cold, usually by being put in a fridge: 2. relaxed, not getting worried or angry about…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. (of a person) feeling cold 2. (of food or drink) kept cool 3. Also: chilled-out informal relaxed or easy-going.... Click for more definitions.
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n. 1. A moderate but penetrating coldness. 2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin. 3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration. 4. A sudden numbing fear or dread.
a sudden unpleasant feeling, especially of fear: I suddenly realized, with a chill of apprehension, the danger ahead. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. send chills down/up someone's spine.
1. : a feeling of cold accompanied by shivering. chills and fever. 2. : a strong sensation of shivering especially from an emotion (as fear) often used in plural. gave me chills. 3. : a moderate but unpleasant amount of cold. there was a chill in the air.
noun. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright. synonyms: frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle. see more.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective chilled, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. chilled has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Adjective. [edit] chilled (comparative more chilled, superlative most chilled) Cooled. The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day. Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm. Chilled out; relaxed. Derived terms. [edit] nonchilled. prechilled. superchilled. Translations. [edit] ± cooled. Verb. [edit] chilled.
3 senses: 1. (of a person) feeling cold 2. (of food or drink) kept cool 3. Also: chilled-out informal relaxed or easy-going in.... Click for more definitions.
