chill
Example Sentences
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When he turned to me, a chill raced so quickly across my back and shoulders, I actually looked beside me to see if a mouse had scurried out the bottom of my petticoats.
From Literature
Enter some chill time in the room, more bubbles by Nemos and the yoga.
Further south, it will be dry with spells of sunshine despite a chill in the air.
From BBC
A new review published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences challenges that idea by examining thermoception, the ability to sense changes in skin temperature such as a warm hug or a sudden chill.
From Science Daily
Pipeline stocks don’t have much exposure to oil prices, but crude’s 15% drop to less than $60 a barrel still sent a chill through the sector.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.