[
UK
/tʃˈɪlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɫɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
provoking fear terror
the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
a scary movie
NOUN
- the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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