Definition of chill
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : a sensation of cold accompanied by shivering (as due to illness)
He had caught a chill that night, and was now down with a fever.— Wilkie Collins — usually pluralIf you have a cough, fever and chills and are not breathing as easily as usual, you might have a cold or the flu.— Linda SearingOver the next few days, my body followed up with a series of messages: you have a sore throat; you have a fever; you have the chills.— John Herrman
b : an intense shivery sensation : shiver, shudder especially : one caused by a strong emotion (such as fear) Do you like a good scare? The sort of story, or moment, that sends a chill down your spine and makes the hair on your arms stand up like porcupine quills? — Katherine Scott Crawford —often plural a song so beautiful it gives me chills… this is where [Stephen] King shines, creating those aforementioned creepy scenes that gave me the chills. — Katherine Whitt
c : a disagreeable sensation of coldness
When you venture outside on a cold day, chances are you feel the biggest chill in your fingers.— Tamekia Reece
2 : a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold
a chill in the air
3 : a check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling
And a chill fell over the service as mourners … carried a casket draped in white to the altar.— Katherine Creag and Jennifer Millman
chill
adjective sometimes chiller; sometimes chillest
Definition of chill (Entry 2 of 3)
2 : affected by cold
chill travelers
4 : depressing, dispiriting chill penury— Thomas Gray
5 informal : having a laid-back style or easy demeanor
She looked just like Joey Potter … Really young and super chill. No one was paying any attention. It was a laid-back situation.— Emma Pearse We're very casual. I love how at City Hall people come in everything from wedding gowns to jeans. It's so mellow and chill, just how we like it.— Erin Burnett
chill
verbchilled; chilling; chills
Definition of chill (Entry 3 of 3)
1a : to become cold
b : to shiver or quake with or as if with cold
2 : to become taken with a chill
3a : chill out
b : hang sense 12
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The first known use of chill was in the 14th century
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