chill meaning and definition

CHILL noun

Definition of chill (noun)

1. coldness due to a cold environment
   • synonyms: gelidity, iciness
2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   • "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
   • synonyms: frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
3. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
   • synonyms: shivering
4. a sudden numbing dread
   • synonyms: pall

CHILL verb

Definition of chill (verb)

1. depress or discourage
   • "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
2. make cool or cooler
   • "Chill the food"
   • synonyms: cool, cool down
   • antonym: heat
3. loose heat
   • "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
   • synonyms: cool, cool down
   • antonym: heat