chills

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪlz/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlz

Noun

chills

1. plural of chill

Noun

chills pl (plural only)

1. (biology) A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.

   I get chills every time I hear that song.

   That feathery touch on my neck gave me the chills.

   Being under dressed for this weather has given me the chills.

   When I tripped so close to the edge of the cliff, I felt chills across my whole body.

   When we made eye contact, my heart fluttered and chills ran down my spine.

2. (medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

Derived terms

• cold chills
• douche chills

 

Translations

medical symptom

• Czech: zimnice (cs) f
• Emilian: śgriśōr m
• German: Schüttelfrost (de)
• Portuguese: calafrio (pt) m
• Russian: озно́б (ru) m (oznób)
• Spanish: escalofríos (es) m
• Swedish: frossa (sv) c

Verb

chills

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chill