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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Failure to meet with these standards will earn a chilling glare from Sister that will leave the culprit shuddering with memories of long-ago punishments involving rulers, kneeling on rice and making baby Jesus cry.
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Before long, a neighborhood mother gave her some chilling news.
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Prosecutors, however, said that when he was first confronted about his involvement in the murder plot in 2014, Bibbs showed a chilling lack of remorse.
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And the chilling and cinematic closing sequence with the paper shredder implies that Jane is also involved in the assassination of the data scientist Aiden.
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Still, pulling out of the Paris agreement could have a chilling effect, said Warren Patterson, a commodity strategist with ING Bank NV in Amsterdam.
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More chilling is the correspondence surrounding Hamilton’s feud, and eventual duel with, Aaron Burr.
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A sea battle (possibly a Greyjoy showdown?): All this happens as Davos delivers the most chilling line of all, presumably to Jon:
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From the ethereal beauty of the nightingale's heartfelt song, to a toy sailor's goofy arrival in court via balloon, to a chilling sequence in which Death tends his garden, this production is a visual treasure.
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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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