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chill
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chill in WordNet English dictionary
noun
coldness due to a cold environment
chill
iciness
gelidity
a sudden numbing dread
chill
pall
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"
frisson
shiver
chill
quiver
shudder
thrill
tingle
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
chill
shivering
verb
loose heat
"The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
cool
chill
cool down
make cool or cooler
"Chill the food"
cool
chill
cool down
depress or discourage
"The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
chill
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