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Meaning of Chill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
t͡ʃɪl

Definitions

  1. Acronym of CCITT High Level Language.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. A surname.
  3. I will
    West-Country, contraction, obsolete
  4. A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
    countable, uncountable
  6. An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
    countable, uncountable
  7. An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
    countable, uncountable
  8. The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
    countable, uncountable
  9. A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
    countable, uncountable
  10. Calmness; equanimity.
    countable, uncountable
  11. A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
    countable, uncountable
  12. A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية البرد
Български мраз студ студен хлад хладен
Bosanski mraz studen мраз студ хлад
Ελληνικά ρίγος ψόφος
Esperanto malvarmigi
Gàidhlig fuaraich
Hrvatski mraz studen мраз студ хлад
日本語 冷気 冷氣 寒さ 寒冷 寒気
한국어 한기
Kurdî gelo
Latina algor
Nederlands chillen
Português esfriar fresco frio gelo resfriar
Română răcoros
Српски mraz studen мраз студ хлад
Svenska chilla kallna kalluft kyla rysning

Examples

“There was a chill in the air.”
“Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.”
“A breezy winter chill is likely for MLK Weekend across the Southeast. […] A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend.”
“Close the window or you'll catch a chill.”
“I felt a chill when the wind picked up.”
“Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.”
“The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.”
“His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.”
“However, the chill between the two giants did not last long; every constituency except the Westernizers found virtue in warming up to China.”
“His eyes are cold, and the chill between us twists in the pit of my stomach.”
“For those of us who relate to that furious paddling in some form (whether we choose to conceal it below the surface or not), we are probably also aware of what, besides the water, we are really clashing against: a culture of chill.”
“A heated, in-door pool flanked by sumptuous daybeds where dark-slated walls, fiber-optic mood lighting, underwater sound system, and soothing waterfall deliver serious chill.”
“From the very start of the interview, Lawrence's manic energy proved that she had absolutely no chill.”
“Granted, Tyrese put himself out there by even posting the video, knowing the internet has no chill.”
“Will and Grace still have no chill; having a pillow fight in the Oval Office proves that.”
“Angelina left Brad, which upsets me because I'm human," said Corden, adding that Netflix had chill, but the FBI had "zero chill."”
““Las Vegas has glitz, but Palm Springs has chill,” Stone said.”
“It was a courageous move by these activists, still living in the chill of the Cold War, to face red-baiting for holding protests that turned Washington's charges against the Cuban Revolution back on the U.S. government.”
“Chill not let go, zir, without vurther 'casion”
“Yet since their eyes make hart so sore, hey ho, chill love no more.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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