Meaning of CHILLING
| Pronunciation: | | ch'iling
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- [n] the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
- [adj] so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
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| | Synonyms: | | alarming, cooling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery, temperature reduction |
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| | See Also: | | freeze, freezing, heat dissipation, infrigidation, refrigeration, temperature change | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chill"ing\, a.
Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold;
distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. --
{Chill"ing"ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | ache, aching, adiabatic absorption, adiabatic demagnetization, adiabatic expansion, air conditioning, air cooling, alarming, algific, awing, blast freezing, blast-freezing, chilblains, chill, chilliness, cold creeps, cold shivers, congealing, congealment, congelation, cooling, creeps, cryogenics, cryopathy, daunting, deep freezing, dehydrofreezing, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, dithers, duck bumps, electric refrigeration, fearful, fear-inspiring, fearsome, food freezing, freezable, freezing, frightening, frightful, frigorific, frostbite, gas refrigeration, glaciable, glaciation, glacification, goose bumps, goose pimples, gooseflesh, horripilation, infrigidation, kibe, mechanical refrigeration, overawing, quick freezing, quick-freezing, reduction of temperature, refreezing, refrigerant, refrigeration, refrigerative, refrigeratory, regelation, scaring, scary, sharp freezing, sharp-freezing, shivering, shivers, startling, super-cooling |
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