thrills and chills

plural noun

US

: exciting and scary parts

a movie with a lot of thrills and chills

Examples of thrills and chills in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those seeking the thrills and chills of skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and the like will thrive in winter, while sun-seeking hikers and bikers will fare best in spring and summer months. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026

Hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez, who never missed a beat, provided plenty of thrills and chills with their b-boy style moves that went perfectly with the throwback theme of the night. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2023

Okutama, Japan One of the greatest tropes in scary films is the cabin in the woods, and in the mountains an hour or so outside Tokyo, J-horror fans can relive the thrills and chills of cursed videotapes and TV-escaping spirits by staying in the cabin used to film the original Ring. — Zoe Baillargeon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for thrills and chills

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• bhils
• bills
• dills
• drills
• fills
• frills
• gills
• grilles
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