'Chilling' definitions:
Definition of 'chilling'
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Definition of 'Chilling'
From: GCIDE
- Chill \Chill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chilled (ch[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Chilling.]
- 1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold. [1913 Webster]
- When winter chilled the day. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage. [1913 Webster]
- Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chilling'
From: GCIDE
- Chilling \Chill"ing\, a. Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. -- {Chill"ing"ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chilling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ache,
- aching,
- adiabatic absorption,
- adiabatic demagnetization,
- adiabatic expansion,
- air conditioning,
- air cooling,
- alarming,
- algific,
- awing,
- blast freezing,
- blast-freezing,
- chilblains,
- chill,
- chilliness,
- cold creeps,
- cold shivers,
- congealing,
- congealment,
- congelation,
- cooling,
- creeps,
- cryogenics,
- cryopathy,
- daunting,
- deep freezing,
- dehydrofreezing,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- disheartening,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- dithers,
- duck bumps,
- electric refrigeration,
- fear-inspiring,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- food freezing,
- freezable,
- freezing,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- frigorific,
- frostbite,
- gas refrigeration,
- glaciable,
- glaciation,
- glacification,
- goose bumps,
- goose pimples,
- gooseflesh,
- horripilation,
- infrigidation,
- kibe,
- mechanical refrigeration,
- overawing,
- quick freezing,
- quick-freezing,
- reduction of temperature,
- refreezing,
- refrigerant,
- refrigeration,
- refrigerative,
- refrigeratory,
- regelation,
- scaring,
- scary,
- sharp freezing,
- sharp-freezing,
- shivering,
- shivers,
- startling,
- super-cooling