name
Meaning 1
plural of Chill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chills
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of chill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- I get chills every time I hear that song.
- That feathery touch on my neck gave me the chills.
- Being under dressed for this weather has given me the chills.
- When I tripped so close to the edge of the cliff, I felt chills across my whole body.
- When we made eye contact, my heart fluttered and chills ran down my spine.
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noun
Meaning 4
A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of chill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: zimnice — medical symptom
- Emilian: śgriśōr — medical symptom
- German: Schüttelfrost — medical symptom
- Portuguese: calafrio — medical symptom
- Russian: озно́б (oznób) — medical symptom
- Spanish: escalofríos — medical symptom
- Swedish: frossa — medical symptom