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    chilling
    /ˈCHiliNG/

    adjective

    • 1. horrifying or frightening: "a chilling account of the prisoners' fate"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chillingChilling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHILLING is gravely disturbing or frightening. How to use chilling in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHILLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. 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. awesomely. awesomeness. bloodcurdling. chillingly. fearsomely. frighteningly.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chillChill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a feeling of cold accompanied by shivering. chills and fever. 2. : a strong sensation of shivering especially from an emotion (as fear) often used in plural. gave me chills. 3. : a moderate but unpleasant amount of cold. there was a chill in the air.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › chillingCHILLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Chilling definition: causing or likely to cause a chill. See examples of CHILLING used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › chillingChilling - definition of chilling by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHILLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening. He described in chilling detail how he attacked her. American English : chilling / tˈʃɪlɪŋ /

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chillingChilling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › chillingchilling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ frightening, usually because it is connected with something violent or cruel. a chilling story. The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. a chilling tale of murder and revenge. see also spine-chilling. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of chilling – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    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… See more. in Spanish. escalofriante, espeluznante…