# chilling

Pronunciation: say "CHIL-ing" /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Causing a feeling of mild fear.
   - Simple: Making you feel a little afraid.
   - _Her calm, flat voice on the recording was chilling._
   - _The campers traded chilling tales about a figure seen walking the shore at night._
3. Causing cold; making someone or something cold.
   - Simple: Making someone or something cold.
   - _A chilling fog rolled in from the harbor, and everyone reached for a jacket._
   - _The chilling night air turned their breath to steam._
5. In the process of becoming cold.
   - Simple: Starting to get cold.
   - _He pulled his scarf up around his chilling ears as the sun dropped behind the hills._
   - _In the chilling cabin, the last of the stove's warmth was fading fast._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of chill. — present participle and gerund of chill
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of chill. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _Chilling the dough for an hour makes it much easier to roll out._
   - _They spent the afternoon chilling with friends by the pool._

## Noun

4. The act of making something cold or cooling it down.
   - Simple: The act of making something cold.
   - _Rapid chilling of cooked rice keeps bacteria from multiplying._
   - _The brewery adjusted the timing of each chilling to protect the flavor._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–3, 5** — From Middle English chilling (also spelled chelling, chyllinge, chillynge and chillande), equivalent to chill + -ing.
**Meaning 4** — From Middle English chilling (also spelled chillyng and chyllynge), equivalent to chill + -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/chilling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).