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verb

Chill v. t. (past & past part. chilled; pres. part. chilling)

To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold. "When winter chilled the day."

To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage. "Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits."

(Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.

Chill v. i. (Metal.) To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.

adjective

Chilling adj. Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

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Etymology of 'Chilling'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chilling" Quotes from Famous Books

... had hung so long over us, like a dark cloud obscuring our temporal horizon and chilling our hopes, was at last removed, May first, 1841. After the mortgage was on the place it hardly seemed to me as if it were ours. It was becoming more and more valuable all the time, and I thought it was dangerous to let the mortgage run, as the old lady might ...

— The Bark Covered House • William Nowlin

... was not more than thirty-eight. Perhaps he was a year or two younger. It may be that the wailing of the wind outside, the strange voices that were in it and the chilling gloom of their little compartment made of him a more striking contrast to Father Roland than he would have been under other conditions. His eyes were a clear and steady gray as they met Father Roland's. They were eyes that one could not easily forget. Except for his eyes he was like a man ...

— The Courage of Marge O'Doone • James Oliver Curwood

... March expected to find there. He seemed to be suffering from a suspense of faith as to the warmth anywhere; from time to time the door of the dining-room self-opened in a silent, ghostly fashion into the court without, and let in a chilling draught about the legs of all, till the little English boy got down from his place ...

— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells

... shrill, so blood-chilling that the hearers stand aghast—breaks out upon the still air. A second later it is followed by an imprecation and a rapid rush of feet, as Launce and Jack Delorme spring, with one ...

— Only an Irish Girl • Mrs. Hungerford

... for thee, sweet child of spring! The Muse shall touch her tend'rest string; And, as thou rear'st thine head, She shall invoke the softest air, Or ask the chilling storm to spare, And ...

— Poems • Sir John Carr

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