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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChilling
/ˈtʃɪl.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing great fear, horror, or apprehension; terrifying in a quiet or deeply disturbing way.
"The detective uncovered a chilling truth about the suspect's past." - 2
Unpleasantly cold and damp.
"A chilling wind swept across the desolate moor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'chillingen', coming from Old English 'ciele' or 'cele' meaning cold. Over time, the semantic scope expanded from physical coldness to psychological dread, effectively capturing the metaphor of feeling a literal chill down one's spine due to fear or horror.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chilling" is said worldwide
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effrayant
Transliteration: ɛ.fʁɛ.jɑ̃
"C'était une découverte effrayante."
schauerlich
Transliteration: ˈʃaʊ̯ɐlɪç
"Es war eine schauerliche Geschichte."
relucchinate
Transliteration: rabbrividente
Script: rabbrividente
"Ho sentito una storia rabbrividente."
escalofriante
Transliteration: eskaloˈfɾjante
"Fue una experiencia escalofriante."
arrepiante
Transliteration: ɐʁepiˈɐ̃tʃi
"O filme teve um final arrepiante."
रूह कंपा देने वाला
Transliteration: rooh kampaa dene wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक रूह कंपा देने वाली कहानी थी।"
令人毛骨悚然的
Transliteration: lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事。"
소름끼치는
Transliteration: soreumkkichineun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것은 소름끼치는 경험이었다."
ゾッとする
Transliteration: zotto suru
Script: 日本語
"それはゾッとするような話だった。"
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