chill
noun/tʃɪl/
/tʃɪl/
- [singular] a feeling of being cold
- There's a chill in the air this morning.
- A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.
Extra Examples- I could feel the chill as soon as I went outside.
- I'll add some hot water to the milk to take the chill off it.
- There's a slight chill in the air.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- biting
- bitter
- deep
- …
- feel
- take off
- factor
- a chill in the air
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- [countable] an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body)
- I caught a nasty chill after my swim last week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- nasty
- severe
- …
- catch
- get
- [singular] a feeling of fear
- a chill of fear/apprehension
- His words sent a chill down her spine.
- The news of the disaster cast a chill over the party.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- The news sent a chill down her spine.
- She felt a sudden chill at the thought of the dangers he faced.
- Her words struck a chill in his heart.
- A chill ran through me at the thought.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- icy
- feel
- strike
- run down somebody’s spine
- run through somebody
- run up somebody’s spine
- …
- chill of
- send a chill down somebody’s spine
- send a chill through somebody
Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.
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