Chilling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chilling is an adjective meaning Becoming cold.
Meaning
Becoming cold.
More Meanings
- Causing cold.
- Causing mild fear.
- present participle and gerund of chill
- The act by which something is chilled.
Example Sentences
It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it.
As they reached the street the ‘Duchess’ caught a swirling hem of lace about her chilling ankles.
To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]
Word Forms
- chillings
Synonyms for chilling
Depending on context, synonyms include alarming, scary, shivery, scarey, shuddery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shivery, shuddery, scary, alarming, scarey, chilly.
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