Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chill
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɪl]
noun meaning of the word
  • 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.