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cast a chill

cast a chill verb: to provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.

Verb

cast a chill (third-person singular simple present casts a chill, present participle casting a chill, simple past and past participle cast a chill)

  1. (idiomatic) To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.
    • His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.
    • ...the perusal of the letter he had brought from his master cast a chill over things.1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, Lady Mary Loyd (translator), Ivan the Terrible, Part 4, Chapter 2
    Synonyms:
    send chills

Synonyms of cast a chill

  • send chills

Forms of cast a chill

third-person singular presentcasts a chill
present participlecasting a chill
past participlecast a chill
pastcast a chill

Questions about cast a chill

What does cast a chill mean?
Cast a chill means to provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.
What part of speech is cast a chill?
Cast a chill is a verb.
What is the past tense of cast a chill?
The past tense of cast a chill is cast a chill.

Words near cast a chill in the dictionary

  1. Cassumbazar
  2. cassumunar
  3. Cassville
  4. cassythine
  5. cast
  6. cast a chill
  7. cast a pall
  8. cast a shadow
  9. cast about
  10. cast accounts
  11. cast adrift

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