chill
verb/tʃɪl/
/tʃɪl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they chill | /tʃɪl/ /tʃɪl/ |
| he / she / it chills | /tʃɪlz/ /tʃɪlz/ |
| past simple chilled | /tʃɪld/ /tʃɪld/ |
| past participle chilled | /tʃɪld/ /tʃɪld/ |
| -ing form chilling | /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, usually passive] to make somebody very cold
- be chilled (by something) They were chilled by the icy wind.
- Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold).
- [intransitive, transitive, often passive] when food or a drink chills or when somebody chills it, it is made very cold but it does not freeze
- Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.
- (be) chilled This wine is best served chilled.
- chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket)
- chilled champagne
- Once home, put chilled foods in the refrigerator as soon as possible.
- [transitive] chill somebody/something (literary) to frighten somebody
- His words chilled her.
- What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone.
- [intransitive] (also chill out)(informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about something
- We went home and chilled in front of the TV.
- Just chill, Mum—everything's going to be OK.
Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.
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