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chills

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chills.

Editorial note

To this day, when the surf is up and I see toddlers paddling I get chills and can't stop watching them.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chills gathered in one view.

noun

(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

noun

(biology) A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chills.

noun

(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

noun

(biology) A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.

Example sentences

1

To this day, when the surf is up and I see toddlers paddling I get chills and can't stop watching them.

2

Debating whether self-driving cars are OK, because, hey, they will probably save more lives than they will take gives me chills.

3

You don't shake them because it over-dilutes and over-chills, as would stirring for 5 minutes.

4

Sends chills down my spine and I wasn't there like my brother was having to hold the kid.

5

Awareness that the Government may be watching chills associational and expressive freedoms.

6

I get the chills just looking at those photos, no way you could get me within 20ft of that ledge.

7

I highly recommend them over banks.) Sheesh, I'm getting the chills just contemplating the situation.

8

Tactically it just rubs me the wrong way and gives me the same chills I get from fingernails on a chalkboard.

9

Irrational and emotional European paranoia on privacy chills technological development.

10

This image on their home page gave me chills, though.

11

The scream on FinalGlides 6S quad [4] gives me chills.

12

To this day when I watch the ark-opening sequence I get chills, in no small part due to John William's masterful soundtrack.

Quote examples

1

Some editor keeps deleting it or redirecting it to "cold chills" which it isn't.

2

"The system chills incoming air from more than 1,000C to minus 150C in less than 1/100th of a second" sounds impressive!

3

Right?” This paragraph really gave me chills...

4

Are we really still at the point in "Landscape and Urban Planning" research that we need to verify that walking in the woods chills you out and helps you focus more than walking down a busy street?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chills in a sentence?

To this day, when the surf is up and I see toddlers paddling I get chills and can't stop watching them.

What does chills mean?

(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

What part of speech is chills?

chills is commonly used as noun.