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chilling

CHIL-ing/ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/

Noun pluralchillings

5 meanings of chilling

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Making you feel a little afraid.

    The movie had a chilling ending that kept me awake.

    We heard a chilling laugh from somewhere in the dark.

    Similarfrightening, eerie, disturbing, unnerving, scary

    Oppositereassuring, comforting

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of chill. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.

    The drinks are chilling in the fridge for the party.

    We were just chilling at home on Saturday.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Making someone or something cold.

    A chilling wind blew in off the lake.

    The chilling rain soaked us all the way home.

    Similarcold, icy, chilly, freezing, bitter

  4. 4
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of making something cold.

    The chilling of the drinks took about an hour.

    Fast chilling keeps the salad fresh and crisp.

    Similarcooling, refrigeration

    Oppositeheating, warming

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  5. 5
    adjective
    Starting to get cold.

    She rubbed her chilling hands together at the bus stop.

    The kids climbed out of the lake and wrapped towels around their chilling shoulders.

    Similarcooling

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chilling is a form of chill

chill, verb: To make something cold, or to become cold, often in a fridge. Full entry

Forms
chillchills he/she/itchilling -ing formchilled past tense, past participle
Spelling
chill → chilling: add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 1–3, 5

It comes from Middle English and is made from chill + -ing.

Meaning 4

It comes from Middle English and is made from chill + -ing.