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chilled

/t͡ʃɪld/ adjective B2
  1. Cooled. · The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day.
  2. Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
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A cold, damp reek from the moat chilled us to the bones and set our teeth chattering.
The Valley of Fear, p. 86 · C1
He received the enthusiastic greeting of his young acquaintance with evident pleasure, as though his chilled affections were rekindled and invigorated by his contact with one so warm and ardent.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 139 · C1
Well, I was chilled to the bone, and my only hope seemed to lie in reaching that house.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 22 · B2
“We were tired with our journey and chilled by our drive, so we took a grey view of the place.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 74 · C1

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