Chilling synonyms

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frightening
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
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eerie
Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
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frigorific
Causing coldness; chilling.
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horrifying
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
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icy
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
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on-ice
(Idiomatic) not being used, or not to be used e.g.
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shocking
Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
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scarey
Dated form of scary.
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scary
(US, colloquial, dated) Subject to sudden alarm; nervous, jumpy.
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shivery
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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shuddery
Characterized by shuddering motions.
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temperature reduction
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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freezable
Capable of being frozen; especially capable of use after subsequent thawing.
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refrigerative
Cooling; allaying heat.
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shivering
To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
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shaking
To tremble, as from cold or in anger.
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nipping
To bite or sting with the cold; chill.
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icing
To cool with ice, as a beverage.
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freezing
To be formed into ice; be hardened or solidified by cold
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dispiriting
To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.
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depressing
To cause to drop or sink; lower:
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dampening
To deaden, restrain, or depress:
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disheartening
To deprive of courage or enthusiasm; discourage; depress; daunt
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warming (antonym)
So as to be warm; warmly
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heating (antonym)
To become warm or hot.
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inspiriting (antonym)
To instill courage or life into.
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heartening (antonym)
To cheer up; encourage
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inciting (antonym)
The definition of incite is to rile people up or to inspire and encourage specific behavior.
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encouraging (antonym)
Encourage is defined as to give someone hope, confidence or support.
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discouraging (related)
To prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
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terrifying (related)
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disturbing (related)
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startling (related)
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grim (related)
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poignant (related)
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gruesome (related)
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searing (related)
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sobering (related)
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gripping (related)
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Find another word for chilling. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chilling, like: frightening, eerie, frigorific, horrifying, icy, on-ice, shocking, thrilling, scarey, scary and shivery.
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Chilling Sentence Examples

  • Rhyn gave a chilling chuckle.

  • For once, he was grateful for the coldness chilling his fevered skin.

  • "Hello, Edith," he said in a chilling voice.

  • An effort at a more direct mechanical process is embodied in the inventions of Foucault which are at present being developed in Germany and Belgium; in this process the glass is drawn from the molten bath in the shape of flat sheets, by the aid of a bar of iron, previously immersed in the glass, the glass receiving its form by being drawn through slots in large fire-bricks, and being kept in shape by rapid chilling produced by the action of air-blasts.

  • The shares, when made of the same material, required constant sharpening; this necessity was removed by the device, patented by Robert Ransome in 1803, of chilling and so hardening the under-surface of the share; the upper surface, which is soft, then wears away more quickly than the chilled part, whereby a sharp edge is always assured.

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