chilling C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ UK /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like shilling /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/ Meanings 1 adj provoking fear or apprehension His chilling confession silenced the entire courtroom. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · provoking fear or apprehension frighteningterrifyingalarmingdisturbinghorrifyingspine-tinglingeerie ↔ Opposites reassuringcomfortingheartening Word family Related forms chillchilledchilly Etymology AI details From chill + -ing, in the figurative sense 'causing a chill of fear'. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. ciele Old English *kaliz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chilling **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. provoking fear or apprehension ## Examples - His chilling confession silenced the entire courtroom. ## Synonyms - frightening - terrifying - alarming - disturbing - horrifying - spine-tingling - eerie ## Antonyms - reassuring - comforting - heartening ## Related Forms - chill - chilled - chilly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ciele - Root: *kaliz ## Etymology From chill + -ing, in the figurative sense 'causing a chill of fear'. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. ## AI Etymology Chilling is from chill + -ing, in the figurative sense 'causing a chill of fear'. Chill is from Old English ciele ('cold, frost'), from Proto-Germanic *kaliz. Important recorded forms include ciele (Old English) and *kaliz (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers provoking fear or apprehension. The wider family includes related words such as chill, chilled, and chilly. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown