chill

/tʃil/
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chill

A sudden chill made her shiver in the cool evening air.

Definition

  1. 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.

  2. 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
  • Noun (cold): coldness, nip, bite.
  • Noun (fear): dread, apprehension, frisson.
  • Verb (cool): cool, refrigerate.
  • Verb (discourage): dampen, depress, dishearten.
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.
chill

A sudden chill made her shiver in the cool evening air.

Noun
  1. a sudden numbing dread
  2. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
  3. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    • a frisson of surprise shot through him
  4. coldness due to a cold environment
Verb
  1. loose heat
    • The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
  2. make cool or cooler
    • Chill the food
  3. depress or discourage
    • The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers

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