chilling
chilling is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, chilling is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofchilling
- To lower the temperature of something; to cool
Example: "Chill before serving."
- To become cold
Example: "In the wind he chilled quickly."
- To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
- To become hard by rapid cooling
- To relax, lie back
Example: "Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up."
- To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out.
Example: "Hey, we should chill this weekend."
- To smoke marijuana
Example: "On Friday night do you wanna chill?"
- To discourage, depress
Example: "Censorship chills public discourse."
- The act by which something is chilled.
- Becoming cold.
- Causing cold.
- Causing mild fear.
Example: "It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it."
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