Synonyms:
chill, iciness, gelidity
Meaning: coldness due to a cold environment
Synonyms:
frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
Meaning: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
Synonyms:
chill, shivering
Meaning: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
chill
Meaning: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
Synonyms:
cool, chill, cool_down
Meaning: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
Usage examples
I felt a chill creep over me.
The chill breath of the Desert made him shiver.
"I've taken a chill," thought Mitya, twitching his shoulders.
But in winter the vast airy space had a peculiar and searching chill.
A chill had come over her; it did not seem like coming to East Lynne.
The plum-blossoms lingered yet for a night as the air had grown chill.
My whole life was like that, I thought, with a sudden despondent chill.
A chill sharper than that of the frosty air--a chill of fear--smote him.
I ask you, then, neither to stuff nor starve; neither to chill nor burn.
As it was, he shivered, but more from nervousness than from the chill night air.