Definition of CHILLING

Examples of chilling in a Sentence

a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter

Recent Examples on the Web That law has already had a major chilling effect, and may have stopped the city's protest movement in its tracks. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Hong Kong is setting up an election without a real opposition," 31 July 2020 But even just threatening to leave the WHO casts a chilling effect on the public health community, Kachur says. — Amy Mckeever, National Geographic, "Here's what we'll lose if the U.S. cuts ties with the WHO," 10 July 2020 In his director’s statement, Miles offers a chilling description of what happened next. — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "Dallas filmmaker’s ‘Miracle Fishing’ tells an incredible story of his father’s kidnapping," 9 July 2020 Left hanging in the balance are the millions of people who call Hong Kong home, where the new national security law is already having a chilling effect. — Louise Matsakis, Wired, "Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads," 8 July 2020 Sofie, meanwhile, has found herself at the center after fleeing a cult (ran by Dominic West and Cate Blanchett, who give chilling supporting performances). — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Netflix's Stateless Is Tough But Necessary Viewing," 8 July 2020 April’s Wisconsin primary already offered a chilling look at what happens when going to the polls runs into a pandemic. — Jim Shultz, The New York Review of Books, "One Small Vote for Lockport, NY, One Giant Lesson for 2020 America," 7 July 2020 In overburdened intensive-care units, delirious patients are seeing chilling hallucinations. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, "This Is Not a Normal Mental-Health Disaster," 7 July 2020 Devs — whose excellent cast includes Sonoya Mizuno, Alison Pill, Zach Grenier, and Jin Ha — is a dreamy murder-mystery, a wrenching tale of romance on the run, a twisty spy saga, a chilling sci-fi cautionary tale about AI. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "The best TV shows of 2020… so far," 1 July 2020

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chilled to the bone/marrow

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3 Aug 2020

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“Chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chilling. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.

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