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chilling

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chilling

1
 n
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
2
 adj
provoking fear terror
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chilling
1

n the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

Synonyms:
cooling, temperature reduction
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freeze, freezing
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
heat dissipation
dissipation of heat
infrigidation, refrigeration
the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization
a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
frost, icing
the formation of frost or ice on a surface
Type of:
temperature change
a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
2

adj provoking fear terror

Synonyms:
scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery
alarming
frightening because of an awareness of danger
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