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chil

chil

1 9.9
A slight feeling of cold or a shiver
  • noun
  • /tʃɪl/
  • Informal
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  • I felt a sudden chil run down my spine when I heard that noise in the dark.

I got a little, I got chills.

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Examples

  • Because honestly, finding out that there's somebody else's human stem cells in a product just kind of gave me chills up the back of my neck.

  • And that means you can have heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, chills, shaking, dizziness, nausea.

  • And as I wrote that down, I got I got these chills on my arms.

  • I actually got chills a little cold in here too.

  • Oh I'm cold, I've got chills everywhere, Oh my gosh.

  • In fact, right now if you're feeling chills, a little dizzy, lightheaded, that might not be corona.

  • After stepping out of the warm house, the chil in the air made me shiver.

  • The chil from the open window made the room feel much colder than it was.

Synonyms

chill
vschil
87 1.0

A feeling of being cold, often from illness or cold weather

is the nonstandard spelling used instead of the standard form
coldness
vschil
5 1.0

A feeling or condition of low temperature

is a small, brief sensation rather than a broad condition
chilliness
vschil
1.6

A slight cold feeling in the air or on your body

is a brief slight sensation or shiver rather than a lasting state

Antonyms

583 1.0

A feeling of being hot or warm

90 1.0

A gentle feeling of heat on your skin

How Cold

frost
54 1.0
coolness
6 1.0
chil
  • Informal
1 9.9

Surface Forms

chil singular
chils plural

Etymology

Chil is an informal spelling of chill, from an old English word for 'cold'. Think of a small, sudden feeling that makes you shiver — a 'chil' — and you will remember it means a slight cold or shiver.