chill out

verb

chilled out; chilling out; chills out
Synonyms of chill outnext

intransitive verb

slang
: to calm down : go easy : relax
often used in the imperative

Examples of chill out in a Sentence

stop making that racket, and just chill out! if you don't chill out, you're going to get an ulcer
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Lindsay is telling him to calm down, take a deep breath, and chill out. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 May 2026 North chilled out on the couch with her baby bro. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 Think of it as an impossible-to-resist invitation to chill out and get on the same relaxed wavelength as seemingly everyone else on this stretch of the Mexican Caribbean. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026 What had seemed like a good way of chilling out was actually plunging me into a kind of crisis. Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chill out

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chill out was in 1979

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“Chill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

chill out

verb
slang
: to calm down : go easy
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