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chilled

/t͡ʃɪld/

chilled adjective: cooled. Also the simple past of chill.

Adjective

chilled (comparative more chilled, superlative most chilled)

  1. Cooled.
    • The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day.
    • In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours. Pack a picnic—a chilled bottle of Sancerre, cheese, olives, and a nice baguette—and hit the grassy knoll.2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135
  2. Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.

Also used as

chilled is also the simple past of chill.

Forms of chilled

comparativemore chilled
superlativemost chilled

Origin of chilled

From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed.

Words formed from chilled

Phrases with chilled

Words that rhyme with chilled

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about chilled

What does chilled mean?
Chilled means cooled.
What part of speech is chilled?
Chilled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce chilled?
Chilled is pronounced /t͡ʃɪld/.

Words near chilled in the dictionary

  1. chillaxin'
  2. chillaxing
  3. chillblain
  4. chillblained
  5. chillblains
  6. chilled
  7. chilled it with
  8. chilled out
  9. chilled to the bone
  10. Chillemi
  11. Chillemis

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