# chills

Pronunciation: say "CHILZ" /t͡ʃɪlz/

## Noun

1. A bodily response in which goose bumps form, brought on by being tickled, by cold, or by fear, euphoria or sexual arousal.
   - Simple: A feeling that brings goose bumps to your skin, from cold, a tickle, fear, or other strong feelings.
   - _The final scene of the movie gave the whole audience chills._
   - _His soft whisper against her ear sent chills along her spine._
2. A sensation of coldness that occurs as a symptom of many medical conditions.
   - Simple: A feeling of being cold that is a sign of many health problems.
   - _Common flu symptoms include fever, chills and muscle aches._
   - _The patient reported chills and night sweats for three days after surgery._
4. Plural of chill. — plural of chill
   - Simple: Plural of chill. Use it for more than one chill.
   - _Workers set iron chills into the mold so the wheel's tread would cool hard and fast._
   - _Repeated diplomatic chills between the two capitals slowed the trade talks._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of chill. — third-person singular simple present indicative of chill
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of chill. Use it with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The machine chills the dough quickly before it is rolled out._
   - _The soup chills fast once the pot sits in an ice bath._

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