chill
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4.0
- noun
- /tʃɪl/
:
escalofrío
- - It gave me chills.
- get chills
- a chill ran down my spine
- send a chill
That just sent chills down my spine.
- That just sent chills down my spine.
- Wow, the chills just went through my entire body.
- And you know, I swear to God, I got chills from the trailer.
- Taxes. Just saying the word can send chills down your spine.
- His last letter was so accurate, sent chills up my spine.
- And we also know that the songs that make people feel, you know, the chills and the goosebumps and the real feels, they're the sad songs.
- I have the chills because I'm worried that you're right and that this is a really big, complicated thing.
- Again I got a chill, but this one was brought on by what sounded like a whisper that I could not make out the words to.
Examples
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Desperately, he looked about again and then, with a chill, realized there was only one chance.
Fiction book (1990) -
Medicine Wolf felt a chill until she turned to see Bear Paw watching her quietly.
Fiction book (1992) -
- You gave me a chill.
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I remember the first time I sat behind it, I had a sort of nervous chill.
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- I felt a slight chill.
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Where we sat before the fire, warming ourselves against the chill that had fallen.
Fiction book (1991) -
This book literally gave me chills at certain points.
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"It's too damn quiet," she said softly, and Jobber felt a chill creep along her spine.
Fiction book (1991) -
When the call for Picard came up from sickbay, a chill played along Riker's spine.
Fiction book (1991) -
When the ghost appeared, I felt a sudden chill run down my spine.
Synonyms
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2.4
A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure that can include fear
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1.4
A sudden small shake of the body from cold, fear or excitement
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3.3
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
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2.7
A small shaking that you feel when you are very afraid or cold
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4.1
A sudden, uncontrolled shaking of the body from fear, cold, or strong feeling
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9.9
A strong nervous or scared feeling that makes you feel uneasy
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3.9
A small shaking movement in the voice often caused by fear or excitement
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9.8
A sudden shiver of excitement or fear that you feel in your body
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5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
A sudden feeling of fear that makes you shiver
A small shiver with goosebumps from fear or excitement
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
Fear of being sued for saying something false that stops people speaking or publishing
How Fearful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chill comes from an old English word for 'cold', and it first meant a cold shiver you feel in your body, like the same idea behind chilly. So a sudden 'chill' down your spine is literally a cold feeling of fear or excitement.