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chills

NOUN

cold conditions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coldness

STRONG

bite coolness crispness frigidity gelidity iciness nip rawness rigor sharpness

Antonyms

WEAK

heat warmth

VERB

make cold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cool freeze refrigerate

STRONG

air-condition congeal frost ice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue heat warm

WEAK

encourage hearten incite inspirit

VERB

discourage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dampen depress dishearten

STRONG

cloud dash deject demoralize dismay disparage dispirit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encourage hearten inspirit uplift

WEAK

heat incite warm

Example Sentences

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A new terminal that chills and exports LNG just came online on the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“I’m actually getting chills right now just thinking about it,” said Artemis II Cmdr.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Wind chills were as cold as -36C, which can cause frostbite to set in in as little as 10 minutes.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The 70-year-old had "high fever, a drop in oxygen saturation, sweating and chills," according to a statement from DF Star Hospital in Brasilia.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

His words sent chills up my spine and I had the sudden urge to flee, to take my sisters and make a mad dash for it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall