chilling at home

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Spending time in a calm, relaxed way in your own home, usually doing very little.

   Grammar: Used as a verb phrase; the main verb is 'chill', often in the -ing form after 'be' or 'spend time'.

   Patterns

   • be chilling at home
   • spend the evening chilling at home
   • chilling at home with someone

   I'm just chilling at home tonight, watching a bit of TV.

   We spent the whole weekend chilling at home and didn't go anywhere.

   After a busy week, she loves chilling at home with a good book.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Relaxing at home instead of going out or doing something active.

   Grammar: Often contrasts with going out; can follow 'instead of' or 'rather than'.

   Patterns

   • chilling at home instead of going out
   • prefer chilling at home

   He said he'd rather be chilling at home than standing in a crowded bar.

   Chilling at home instead of going to the party sounded perfect to me.

   They're chilling at home this evening, so don't expect them at the restaurant.

Common combinations

just chilling at home

I'm just chilling at home this afternoon — nothing special planned.

spend the day chilling at home

We spent the day chilling at home because it was raining.

chilling at home with friends

They were chilling at home with friends, playing video games.

love chilling at home

I love chilling at home on Sunday mornings.

chilling at home instead of going out

She's chilling at home instead of going out tonight.

Synonyms and how they differ

relaxing at home

More neutral and suitable for formal contexts; 'chilling at home' is more informal and suggests doing very little.

taking it easy at home

Focuses on avoiding effort or stress; 'chilling at home' emphasizes a calm, unhurried mood.

lounging around at home

Suggests lying or sitting lazily; 'chilling at home' can include gentle activities like watching TV.

Opposites

Word family

chill verb

To relax completely; the base verb in 'chilling at home'.

chill out phrasal verb

To calm down and relax, often after stress; similar in tone to 'chill'.

chilled adjective

Relaxed and calm; e.g., 'a chilled evening at home'.

Commonly confused: chilling at home or chilling?

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