chilling

/ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/

/ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/

Other forms: chillingly

Definitions of chilling

1. noun

   the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
   synonyms: cooling, temperature reduction

   types:

   freeze, freezing

   the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

   heat dissipation

   dissipation of heat

   infrigidation, refrigeration

   the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes

   freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization

   a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes

   frost, icing

   the formation of frost or ice on a surface

   type of:

   temperature change

   a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
2. adjective

   provoking fear or terror
   synonyms: scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery

   alarming

   frightening because of an awareness of danger