(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When you ~ something or when it ~s, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
Chill the fruit salad until serving time...
These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to ~.
...a glass of ~ed champagne.
? warm up
VERB: V n, V, V-ed
2.
When cold weather or something cold ~s a person or a place, it makes that person or that place feel very cold.
An exposed garden may be ~ed by cold winds...
Wade placed his ~ed hands on the radiator and warmed them...
The boulder sheltered them from the ~ing wind.
VERB: V n, V-ed, V-ing
3.
If something sends a ~ through you, it gives you a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety.
The violence used against the students sent a ~ through Indonesia...
He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent ~s up my back.
= shiver
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4.
A ~ is a mild illness which can give you a slight fever and headache.
He caught a ~ while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue.
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5.
Chill weather is cold and unpleasant.
...~ winds, rain and choppy seas.
ADJ: ADJ n
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Chill is also a noun.
...the cold ~ of the night.
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