1. Provoking fear or terror
   "a chilling movie"; "a spine-chilling movie";
   - scary, shivery, shuddery, spine-chilling

1. The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
   "The chilling of the wine took about an hour in the refrigerator";
   - cooling, temperature reduction

1. Lose heat
   "The air chilled considerably after the thunderstorm";
   - cool, cool down
    
2. Make cool or cooler
   "Chill the food";
   - cool, cool down
    
3. Depress or discourage
   "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"

Derived forms: chillings

See also: alarming

Type of: alter, cast down, change, change state, deject, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, modify, temperature change, turn

Antonym: heat

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