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- Dictionarychilling/ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. horrifying or frightening: "a chilling account of the prisoners' fate"
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: gravely disturbing or frightening. a chilling case of abuse. chillingly. ˈchi-liŋ-lē. adverb. chilling. 2 of 2. present participle of chill entry 3. Synonyms. Adjective. bitter. bleak. chilly. nipping. nippy. raw. sharp. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of chilling in a Sentence.
uk / ˈtʃɪl.ɪŋ / us / ˈtʃɪl.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. frightening: a chilling tale. The monument stands as a chilling reminder of man's inhumanity to man. Synonym. scary informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing things that cause fear.
Definition of chilling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening. He described in chilling detail how he attacked her. American English : chilling / tˈʃɪlɪŋ /
Chilling definition: causing or likely to cause a chill. See examples of CHILLING used in a sentence.
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.
the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes.
Definition of chilling – Learner’s Dictionary. chilling. adjective. uk / ˈtʃɪlɪŋ / us. Add to word list. very frightening: a chilling tale. (Definition of chilling from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of chilling. in Chinese (Traditional) 令人恐懼的，令人不寒而慄的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 令人恐惧的，令人不寒而栗的…
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