chilling

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Definition of CHILLING

uncomfortably cool <a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter>

Synonyms bitter, bleak, chill, chilling, nipping, nippy, raw, sharp

Related Words bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous, snappy; arctic, bitter, cold, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, icy, numbing, polar, shivery, wintry (also wintery); subfreezing, subzero; frore, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms balmy, warm; lukewarm, tepid; heated, warmed