1 [sing.] a feeling of being cold:
There's a chill in the air this morning. * A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.
2 [C] an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing fever and SHIVERING (= shaking of the body)
3 [sing.] a feeling of fear:
a chill of fear / apprehension * His words sent a chill down her spine. * The news of the disaster cast a chill over the party.
Part of speech: verb
1 [VN] [usuallypassive] to make sb very cold:
They were chilled by the icy wind. * Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold).
2 when food or a drink chills or when sb chills it, it is made very cold but it does not freeze:
[V] Let the pudding chill for an hour until set. * [VN] This wine is best served chilled. * chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket) * chilled beer / champagne
3 [VN] [usuallypassive] (literary) to frighten sb:
His words chilled her. * We were chilled at the prospect of war. * What he saw chilled his blood.
PHRASALVERBS
chill out (informal) to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth:
They sometimes meet up to chill out and drink a few beers. * Sit down and chill out!
adjective (formal) (especially of weather and the wind) cold, in an unpleasant way:
the chill grey dawn * a chill wind
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is chill a noun, verb, or something else?
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