chill

/tʃil/

Definition

Noun:
- A sudden feeling of fear or anxiety: A numbing sense of dread or apprehension.
- A sensation of coldness: A feeling of being cold, often one that precedes an illness like a fever.
- A slight feeling of fright: A shiver of fear that can be somewhat thrilling.
- Coldness in the environment: A low temperature that makes the air feel cold.
Verb:
- To become cooler or to cool something: To lose heat or to make something less warm.
- To make someone feel less enthusiastic or more fearful: To depress or discourage someone.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- A chill of fear ran down her spine when she heard the noise. (A sudden dread)
- He felt a chill and knew he was getting sick. (A cold sensation marking illness)
- She felt a chill of excitement watching the horror movie. (A pleasurable fright)
- There's a chill in the air this morning. (Environmental coldness)
Verb:
- Let the soup chill in the refrigerator for an hour. (Make cool)
- The icy wind chilled us to the bone. (Made cold)
- The grim report chilled any hopes for a quick solution. (Discouraged)

Advanced Usage

"to take the chill off": to warm something slightly.
- I lit a fire to take the chill off the room.
"to cast a chill over something": to make an event or situation less friendly, enthusiastic, or pleasant.
- His angry outburst cast a chill over the dinner party.

Variants and Related Words

Chilly (adj): noticeably cold; unfriendly in manner.
- It's a chilly evening. / She gave him a chilly reception.
Chilling (adj): causing great fear or emotional coldness.
- He told a chilling story about his experience.
Chiller (n): a machine for cooling something; a frightening story or film.
- Put the juice in the chiller. / That movie is a real chiller.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Chill out (informal): to relax or calm down.
- You need to chill out and stop worrying so much.

Related Idioms

Chill to the bone/marrow: to make someone feel very cold.
- The freezing rain chilled us to the bone.
(As) cool as a cucumber / (to) chill like a cucumber (informal play on idiom): to be very calm and relaxed.
- Even before the big exam, she was as cool as a cucumber.

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

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