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CHILLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
Synonyms:
chilling; cooling; temperature reduction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("chilling" is a kind of...):
temperature change (a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chilling"):
freeze; freezing (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
heat dissipation (dissipation of heat)
infrigidation; refrigeration (the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes)
Derivation:
chill (loose heat)
chill (make cool or cooler)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provoking fear terror
Example:
the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
Synonyms:
chilling; scary; shivery; shuddery
Classified under:
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb chill
