chill

Noun

• a sudden numbing dread

• a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  • a frisson of surprise shot through him
    

• coldness due to a cold environment

Verb

• loose heat
  • The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
    

• make cool or cooler
  • Chill the food
    

• depress or discourage
  • The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pall , shivering , frisson , shiver , quiver , shudder , thrill , tingle , iciness , gelidity , cool , cool down
• Antonyms: 
  heat , hot up , heat up