[
UK
/tʃˈɪl/
]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɫ/ ]
VERB
-
depress or discourage
The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers -
loose heat
The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm -
make cool or cooler
Chill the food
NOUN
-
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
a frisson of surprise shot through him - a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sudden numbing dread
How To Use chill In A Sentence
- Add the chopped tomatoes, chillis and refried beans to the casserole with a little salt and pepper. 5.
- Within a few days of its unveiling Achilles was modestly kitted out with a fig leaf.
- Add a little freshly sliced green chilli or a hint of chilli powder if you wish. Times, Sunday Times
- Other unusual finds include a couple of chinchillas and 16 dogs that had been left in the Louisiana State University Medical Center, Bafalis says.
- For a picnic, chill the strawberries and cream separately, take them along in a cool box, and assemble them on site.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared flan case and chill until set.
- The poorer the soil and the older the lawn, the better will be the flower display, but most park lawns will contain self-heal, daisy, achillea, and cat's-ear.
- Union officials privately acknowledge that Phoenix's achilles heel has always been the difficulties it would face raising the necessary finance.
- Spoon the mixture into a pudding basin and chill for at least two hours.
- Earlier, in the B turret of the Achilles, there had been a temporary delay in the shell supply, and the gunhouse crews took the ready-use shells from their racks and fed them into the guns. Graf Spee