Meaning & use
chilling
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Causing fear, horror, or a feeling of dread.
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The documentary included chilling footage from inside the abandoned hospital.
Her chilling account of the storm at sea kept the whole room silent.
A note on using this word
Distinct from its literal sense of 'becoming cold'; the figurative sense describing fear or dread is by far the more common usage today.
Words with a similar meaning
frighteningspine-chilling
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Words with an opposite meaning
comforting
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