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Synonyms & Antonyms for chill
Synonyms: Noun
bite, bitterness, bleakness, chilliness, nip, nippiness, rawness, sharpness
Synonyms: Adjective
antiseptic, arctic, brittle, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Adjective
cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of chill in a Sentence
Noun
There was a chill in the autumn air. He closed the windows to keep out the chill. Her symptoms include chills and a fever. He caught a chill that turned into a bad cold. The novel's final scene gave him the chills. Her words sent chills down my spine.Adjective
The chill weather kept us indoors. were met with a chill gaze when they arrived home late from the partyVerb
Chill the dessert for one hour before serving it. Let the dessert chill for one hour before serving it. Here's a ghost story that will chill you. Her screams chilled me to the bone . a horrible sight that chilled my bones He thinks his parents are way too uptight and says they should just chill. I decided to stay home and chill.
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Consider the adobe-style fireplaces, better known as kivas, your new Netflix-and-chill. — Alison Beckner, Vogue, "Why New Mexico Is the West Coast’s Best (and Most Overlooked) Wellness Retreat," 29 Sep. 2018 In the beautiful Midwest, wind chill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. — Eric Tucker, The Seattle Times, "AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s untruths on Russia probe, wall, jobs," 6 Feb. 2019 In rural North Dakota, temperatures hit minus 22 F with a minus-50-degree wind chill. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "What Is a Polar Vortex? The Frigid Weather Pattern Explained," 16 Jan. 2019 Luckily, this kid knows his audience, and the always-chill Duke and Duchess of Sussex handle the whole thing with good humor. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Enjoy Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Reacting to a Teen Dropping the F-Bomb Into Conversation," 4 Feb. 2019 New York City will have wind chills of between zero degrees and minus 15 degrees late Sunday into Monday, Mr. Hurley said. — Scott Calvert, WSJ, "Arctic Blast From Canada to Bring Cold Snap Across Northeast," 20 Jan. 2019 From chills-inducing performances to blockbuster effects to artful foreign language entries, these are all the Oscar contenders streaming online right now (or in the very near future). — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Where to Watch the 2019 Oscar Nominees Online," 22 Jan. 2019 Hike, paddle board, meditate, and immerse yourself into Exhale's award-winning fitness program with classes Core Fusion bootcamp, restorative chill yoga, and more. — Micaela English, Town & Country, "8 Wellness Retreats To Reset Your Body And Mind," 17 Dec. 2018 Press scraps into a disk, wrap in plastic and chill. — Taylor Murray, Country Living, "Gingerbread Barn," 19 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
An extremely cool, chill way to go about winning a medal. — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, "Cool Teen Red Gerard Overslept Before Winning Olympic Gold," 12 Feb. 2018 Ormsby's and The Painted Duck are also fantastically chill game spots, especially during the weeknights, complete with board games, shuffleboard, darts and more. — Avery Newmark, ajc, "7 low-key date ideas for Atlanta's chill couples," 8 June 2018 Looking for a chiller way to celebrate the holiday? — Hannah Steinkopf-frank, RedEye Chicago, "How to celebrate a queer St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago," 15 Mar. 2018 The next pour: Anchorage Brewing Co. (148 W. 91st Ave.), which has a totally chill outdoor hangout spot that's a local favorite, or Cynosure (144 E. Potter Drive, Unit E), which focuses on Belgian-style ales. — Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, "24 hours in Anchorage (give or take an hour or two)," 3 May 2018 Turns out [the Brady-Bündchen household] was a pretty chill scene. — Sara Morosi, WSJ, "WSJ. Magazine Contributors: April 2018," 5 Apr. 2018 And Red wasn’t even the chillest Gerard at the Olympics that day. — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, "Cool Teen Red Gerard Overslept Before Winning Olympic Gold," 12 Feb. 2018 Aside from an angelic face, a decidedly chill demeanor, and a photo-ready pout, Asahd made his mark with his glossy baby ringlets furthered by a fade at each side, another echo of his father's trademark 'do. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "DJ Khaled's Son Asahd Wins Best Hair at the 2018 Grammy Awards," 29 Jan. 2018 The ripest fruit, the hottest grills, the chillest drinks. — Bon Appetit, "Cook Like a Pro 2017," 19 Sep. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
While first 2 carrots are chilling, repeat to make third carrot. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Carrot Cookie Cake," 7 Mar. 2019 Rather than trekking to Canada or NYC to celebrate the holidays with their respective fams, Hailey and Justin are currently chilling in Washington state. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "Justin Bieber Recreated A Date He Had With Selena Gomez With Wife Hailey Baldwin," 18 Dec. 2018 This year was the coldest Thanksgiving Day in New York City since 1901, with temperatures dropping to a bone-chilling 19 degrees. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Kelly Clarkson's Performance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Has Everyone Talking," 26 Nov. 2018 With daily fieldwork and nightly lectures, participants bunk in ramshackle shelters and see as much bone-chilling wind and rain as skin-blistering sun reflected off endless mounds of snow. — Scott Yorko, Popular Mechanics, "Back to Alaska: How a Legendary Glacier Adventure Almost Died When the World Needed It Most," 12 Sep. 2018 In theaters Saturday, August 11: The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers: This bone-chilling case about a 35-year-old woman who went missing is fully explored in this new Oxygen documentary. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "10 TV Show and Movie Premieres the Week of August 5," 5 Aug. 2018 On my first night there, the Commander set up a little mise-en-scène: a vase of irises and chilled white wine on a metal table, along with a gushy card. — Abby Ellin, Marie Claire, "I Almost Married a Con Man," 8 Jan. 2019 Another dot-com reckoning, the Chinese version of a cycle that erased billions of dollars of value from America’s tech sector in the 2000s and chilled tech investment for years. — Liza Lin, WSJ, "In China, a Dot-Com Déjà-Vu," 13 Oct. 2018 In this exclusive diary, Ducruet takes Vogue along for every moment of her Parisian adventure, from fittings at Dior to chilling on the Champs-Élysées. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "This Is How a Monégasque Royal Takes Paris Fashion Week," 4 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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