chills

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/t͡ʃɪlz/

noun

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.”

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Meanings

chills1

noun
  1. pluralplural of chill
nounchills pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybiologyA 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.

    4 more examples

    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. pluralplural onlymedicineA feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of chill

Chills2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Chill

Translations

Czech zimnice
  • zimnicemedical symptom
Finnish kylmät väreet
  • kylmät väreetmedical symptom
German Schüttelfrost
  • Schüttelfrostmedical symptom
Portuguese calafrio
  • calafriomedical symptom
Russian озно́б
  • озно́б (oznób)medical symptom
Spanish escalofríos
  • escalofríosmedical symptom
Swedish frossa
  • frossamedical symptom

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chills

hillsbillsmillswillsgrillsCotswold HillsMendip Hillsold as the hills
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Cite this entry
APA

chills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chills

MLA

“chills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chills. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chills,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chills.

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