chilling

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The film also has some scary set pieces: An encounter with a rattlesnake is bone-chilling, there are nasty wolves that threaten the honeymooners, and a scene in which they attempt to climb a jagged cliff crackles with suspense and leads to a shocking denouement.

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  1. Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

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  1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
  2. provoking fear terror

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  • So bone-chilling was the cold of that winter, every fireplace at Bush Hill had to be kept blazing and Abigail's principal problem with new servants this time was that they were so frequently drunk. —  John Adams by David McCullough
  • For dormant buds of fruit tree, this is commonly referred to as the chilling requirement.
  • We spent the following day "chilling" - sunbathing in the hot sun and cooling off in the sea. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The spine-chilling: 60 cuts to menacing prophets from various periods in time including: the desert prophet, the oracle, the young Buddhist monk, the blind man, and the voodoo lady; their sensory accounts anecdotally tell the story of impending doom. read more » —  Adland
  • The spine-chilling: 60 cuts to menacing prophets from various periods in time including: the desert prophet, the oracle, the young Buddhist monk, the blind man, and the voodoo lady; their sensory accounts anecdotally tell the story of impending doom. read more » read more » read more —  Adland
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