chilling

Definition of Chilling in English :

the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

provoking fear terror

Example Sentences:
'a scary movie'
'the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chilling

1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.

2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.

3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.

4. A sudden numbing fear or dread.

adj.

1. Moderately cold; chilly: a chill wind.

2. Not warm and friendly; distant: a chill greeting.

3. Discouraging; dispiriting: “Chill penury repressed their noble rage” (Thomas Gray).

4. Slang Calm or relaxed: “As my meditation routine grew more stable...my already laid-back demeanor grew positively chill” (David Gelles).

v. chilled, chill·ing, chills

v. tr.

1. To affect with or as if with cold.

2. To lower in temperature; cool.

3. To make discouraged; dispirit.

4. Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.

v. intr.

1. To be seized with cold.

2. To become cold or set: jelly that chills quickly.

3. Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.

4. Slang

a. To calm down or relax. Often used with out.

b. To pass time idly; loiter.

c. To spend time with someone in a relaxed manner; hang out together.

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