Standard Lemma guide

chilled

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɪld/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪld
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Cooled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past of chill

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: transi — cooled
  • German: gekühlt — cooled