Definition of chilling
: gravely disturbing or frightening a chilling case of abuse
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Examples of chilling in a Sentence
a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter
Recent Examples of chilling from the Web
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All winter long, college admissions officers asked if President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again travel ban would have a chilling effect on the number of international students coming to the U.S. to study.
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But human rights experts and the companies affected warn that the law risks privatizing the process of censorship and could have a chilling effect on free speech.
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But human rights experts and the companies affected warn that the law risks privatizing the process of censorship and could have a chilling effect on free speech.
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But human rights experts and the companies affected warn that the law risks privatizing the process of censorship and could have a chilling effect on free speech.
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But human rights experts and the companies affected warn that the law risks privatizing the process of censorship and could have a chilling effect on free speech.
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This will have a chilling effect on smaller employers and discourage them from offering coverage that includes abortion.
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That, said Lopez, would create a chilling effect among insurers, meaning that if fewer women could purchase plans that include abortion coverage, fewer insurance companies would have an incentive to offer those types of plans in the first place.
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But opponents say the bill doesn't clearly spell out what conduct will be punished and could have a chilling effect on speech.
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First Known Use of chilling
1815
CHILLING Defined for English Language Learners
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: very disturbing or frightening
CHILLING Defined for Kids
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: very upsetting or frightening But nearly every book mentioned one chilling story … — Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation
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