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Meaning of cast a chill | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Français jeter un froid
Polski mrozić zmrozić

Examples

“His menacing presence cast⟳ a chill over everyone.”
“...the perusal of the letter he had brought from his master cast⟳ a chill over things.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cast a pall cast a shadow cast about cast accounts cast adrift cast anchor

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