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Meaning of spine-chilling | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction.

Examples

“The children's mother was worried that the spine-chilling ghost film would give them nightmares.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

spine-tingling spinechilling spined spineless spinelike spinellose