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adjective

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1
as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling were met with a chill gaze when they arrived home late from the party

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2
as in chilling
uncomfortably cool this chill weather is making my teeth chatter

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as in cold
having a low or subnormal temperature no one should be coatless on a chill night as this

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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the house's design may be cutting-edge, but it has a chill sterility about it that is anything but homey

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chill

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noun

ˈchil How to pronounce chill (audio)
as in chilliness
an uncomfortable degree of coolness there's a chill in the air, so you'd better wear a sweater

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chill

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verb

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as in to freeze
to cause to lose heat chill the gelatin for two hours, until it sets

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as in to relax
to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety you want to hang out with us and just chill this weekend?

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as in to discourage
to lessen the courage or confidence of investors chilled by the floundering economy

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as in to lazy
to spend time doing nothing instead of going out tonight, let's stay in and chill

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Recent Examples of chill
Adjective
Make sure to choose an apple variety suited to your climate, as apples also need a certain number of chill hours to make fruit. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026 The 25, also non-chill filtered, is bottled at 47 percent ABV (94 proof), and that higher proof goes a long way to unlocking the flavor here. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
Noun
Infected people may have painfully swollen lymph nodes known as buboes, along with fever and chills, a severe headache, body aches and exhaustion. — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The sudden sense of isolation and the threat represented by the low-Hz will send a chill up your spine. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
Yet each of the 553 rooms still give guests the chance to maximize their downtime, thanks to plush bedding, modern bathrooms, and the option to Netflix and chill directly from the hotel television. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Trudie’s offers snow crab, three marshmallow-white claws served chilled on ice, with a bit of dijonnaise for dipping. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chill
  1. icy
  2. chilling
  3. cold
  4. dark
  5. chilliness
  6. freeze
  7. relax
  8. discourage
Adjective
  • The series follows Rafe Spall, an amnesiac Englishman found barely alive in an icy Swiss stream and taken in by a Swiss villager.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As warming forces the krill southward, the penguins can’t follow because the water is too icy for them.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of icy
Adjective
  • But just as memorable as Drew Barrymore’s gut-wrenching opening scene was Marco Beltrami’s chilling score, one that heightened the suspense and terror at every turn.
    — Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • An Iowa man accused of opening fire on passing vehicles along an interstate and wounding a woman allegedly made a chilling admission to police after his arrest, according to court documents.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of chilling
Adjective
  • The spa is set to open in mid-December and promises to have a range of treatments including massages, facials, and hot/cold therapy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Concrete is rigid, cold, and dead; land is living and breathing.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cold
Adjective
  • There’s nothing about the white bedding, dark-wood furniture, and tan carpeting that will knock your socks off—but nothing that will make your toes curl, either.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Guadagnino and screenwriter Simon Rich mold the material from dark humor through technocratic giddiness to sobering horror.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dark
Noun
  • Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Definition of chilliness
Verb
  • And scaling Everest to above 8,000 meters and bringing down a body that has been frozen in ice for three decades will push any team to its limit.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This Mexican restaurant in Clearfork is known for its brisket tacos and strong drinks – their froze with rose and vodka has a two-drink limit.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeze
Verb
  • Once normal breathing resumes, parasympathetic influence increases, and the body relaxes big time.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of relax
Verb
  • According to Vinatieri, Democrats are discouraged by Shapiro’s changing data center stance.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The question the hosts were debating, by pointing to a specific subset of one immigrant group, was precisely how incompatible Indian Americans were with American culture, and by what degree Indian immigration should be discouraged.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Chill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chill. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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