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chill

Nouns

• (n) coldness due to a cold environment gelidity, iciness,
• (n) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  • a frisson of surprise shot through him
  frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, shiver, thrill,
• (n) a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever shivering,
• (n) a sudden numbing dread pall,

Verbs

• (v) depress or discourage
  • The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers
• (v) make cool or cooler
  • Chill the food
  cool, cool down,
• (v) loose heat
  • The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
  cool, cool down,

Synonyms

gelidity iciness cool cool down frisson quiver shudder tingle shiver thrill shivering pall

Antonyms

heat heat up hot up

Words of close approximity