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chill

UK/tʃəl/ US/tʃɪl/ common slang
noun (4) verb (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

  • “a frisson of surprise shot through him”
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3.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

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4.

a sudden numbing dread

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verb

1.

depress or discourage

  • “The news of the city”
2.

make cool or cooler

  • “Chill the food”
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3.

loose heat

  • “The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm”
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adjective

1.

uncomfortably cool

  • “a chill wind”
  • “chilly weather”
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Origin

From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see.

Phrases

  • ayo chill
  • chill girl
  • chill hours
  • chill it with
  • chill out
  • chill pill
  • chill to the bone
  • chilling effect
  • dumb chill
  • libel chill
  • Netflix and chill
  • no chill

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