[ UK /t‍ʃˈɪlɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɫɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. provoking fear terror
    the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
    a scary movie
NOUN
  1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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How To Use chilling In A Sentence

  • Combined with the snowily austere imagery of the scene, the effect is chilling.
  • And a bowl of juicy ripe fruit was placed on the table and a bottle of sparkling wine was chilling nicely in the silver cooler.
  • No one does American small-town evil more chillingly. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is a complex wine that will sparkle as an accompaniment to a tall glass of bone chillingly cold lemon sorbet with sprigs of mint.
  • Their report on the plans for nuclear war is a chilling document.
  • They could produce a chilling effect on press freedom, empowering only the company with bottomless pockets and the rich individual with a limitless appetite for complaints. Times, Sunday Times
  • A tautly told tale of psychological tension and chilling moral complexity, The Last Secret accelerates to a shattering conclusion as it explores the irreparable consequences of one family's crimes of the heart. The Last Secret: Summary and book reviews of The Last Secret by Mary McGarry Morris.
  • Coming back to the form of two years ago, Westmeath have been hit by a chilling catalogue of injuries.
  • On a winter's night in the deserts of northern Mexico one might expect to hear the chilling cries of coyotes or solitary wolf baying at the moon.
  • Perhaps the most chilling thought is that by the standards of other internet security issues, swamping attacks are a relatively mild problem. Times, Sunday Times
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