bone-chilling
adjective
bone-chill·ing
ˈbōn-ˌchi-liŋ 
: intensely cold
bone-chilling weather
also
: penetrating, disturbing, or intense in emotional or physical effect
bone-chilling drama
a bone-chilling wind
Examples of bone-chilling in a Sentence
we stood in line for hours in the bone-chilling weather
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Other rooms offer comfort paired with modernism and bone-chilling views.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
No stranger to building a bone-chilling horror, Ari Aster is sharing one of his greatest fears for Hollywood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bone-chilling
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“Bone-chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-chilling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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