chiller

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noun

chill·​er ˈchi-lər How to pronounce chiller (audio)
1
: one that chills
2
: an eerie or frightening story of murder, violence, or the supernatural

chiller

2 of 2

comparative of chill entry 2

Examples of chiller in a Sentence

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Noun
Intensely creepy and increasingly unhinged, Alejandro Amenábar’s supernatural chiller owes much to Kidman’s unwavering commitment as a distressed, shotgun-wielding mother trying to protect her children from the hauntings plaguing their remote country house in ’40s Jersey. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 Tomas Alfredson's atmospheric, brutal chiller is one of the most moving and memorable films about childhood put to screen. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025 And the chiller is three stories tall. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The battery pack is integrated into the car's thermal management system, which also loops in the chiller, the motor, and the HVAC system. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chiller

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chiller was in 1798

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“Chiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiller. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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