English to English
chill
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adjective (a)
- Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- depress or discourage(verb.emotion)Example:
The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers.
source: wordnet30 - To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.(verb)source: webster1913
- To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.(verb)source: webster1913