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spinechilling

spinechilling is the alternative spelling of spine-chilling.

Meaning of spine-chilling

Adjective

spine-chilling (comparative more spine-chilling, superlative most spine-chilling)

  1. Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction.
    • The children's mother was worried that the spine-chilling ghost film would give them nightmares.

Questions about spinechilling

What is spinechilling the alternative spelling of?
Spinechilling is the alternative spelling of spine-chilling.

Words near spinechilling in the dictionary

  1. spinebills
  2. spineboard
  3. spineboards
  4. spinebuster
  5. spinebusters
  6. spinechilling
  7. spined
  8. spined loach
  9. spined loaches
  10. spinefoot
  11. spinefoots

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