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taken the chill off

taken the chill off is the past participle of take the chill off.

Meaning of take the chill off

Verb

take the chill off (third-person singular simple present takes the chill off, present participle taking the chill off, simple past took the chill off, past participle taken the chill off)

  1. (transitive) To make something less cold; to warm up slightly
  2. (intransitive) To become less cold; to warm up slightly

Questions about taken the chill off

What is taken the chill off the past participle of?
Taken the chill off is the past participle of take the chill off.

Words near taken the chill off in the dictionary

  1. taken the bread out of someone's mouth
  2. taken the Browns to the Super Bowl
  3. taken the bull by the horns
  4. taken the cake
  5. taken the chair
  6. taken the chill off
  7. taken the Chiltern Hundreds
  8. taken the count
  9. taken the coward's way out
  10. taken the cure
  11. taken the easy way out

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