chilling
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
:
escalofriante
- It'll lead to a chilling effect of political opponents to Trump.
It has been a true honor and a bone chilling dumpster fire.
- It has been a true honor and a bone chilling dumpster fire.
- Her wolf is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.
- How concerned are you about those issues that this will ultimately have a chilling effect on science?
- It was just one of the most chilling confessions I've ever witnessed in person.
- Something much older, something deeper, something more evil, something more chilling, you could say.
- This is bone chilling because that is saying we don't have free speech in the United States.
- So all of the storylines in The White Lotus were absolutely fantastic and they were chilling.
- Obviously, this is chilling, but also minivans.
- It was stunning, chilling and that alone is worth going to Amsterdam.
- I mean, it's it's chilling the language that's going on there.
- I will answer all your questions in a bone chilling ramble.
- It'll lead to a chilling effect of political opponents to Trump.
Examples
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So here's here's a chilling quote from Vice President Cheney when he was vice president.
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It was just one of the most chilling confessions I've ever witnessed in person.
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How concerned are you about those issues that this will ultimately have a chilling effect on science?
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And that is the most chilling probably legacy of of the whole thing.
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Something much older, something deeper, something more evil, something more chilling, you could say.
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And it can become really quite problematic because a person in one of these relationships can get caught in that chilling idea.
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It's stunning, it's chilling, and sometimes it really misses the mark.
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This is bone chilling because that is saying we don't have free speech in the United States.
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INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THIS CHILLING CASE TO BE PART OF THE BLACK MARKET ORGAN TRADE, RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
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The chilling story of the haunted house made everyone in the room shiver.
Synonyms
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1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
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3.0
Making you feel nervous, uncomfortable, or a little afraid
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3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
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5.3
Making people feel very afraid
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3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
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4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
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5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
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4.2
Making you feel worried or uneasy
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6.0
Leaving a strong or disturbing feeling you cannot forget
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2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
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5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
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7.0
Very cold or scary
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6.8
Causing so much fear that a person cannot move
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6.0
Causes a strong feeling of fear or excitement
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8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
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6.0
Making you feel afraid or nervous
Making someone feel very afraid
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
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Etymology
Chilling comes from the simple word chill, which means 'cold'. A helpful way to remember the adjective is to imagine a cold shiver down your spine, so something chilling makes you feel afraid or deeply uneasy.