Meanings
verbcast a chill (third-person singular simple present casts a chill, present participle casting a chill, simple past and past participle cast a chill)
present singular third person casts a chill · participle present casting a chill
- idiomaticTo provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.
His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.
1 more example
...the perusal of the letter he had brought from his master cast a chill over things.
1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, Lady Mary Loyd (translator), Ivan the Terrible, Part 4, Chapter 2Synonyms: send chills
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word.
Similar
send chills
Translations
Finnish aiheuttaa kylmät väreet
- aiheuttaa kylmät väreetprovoke an uneasy feeling
French jeter un froid
- jeter un froidprovoke an uneasy feeling
Polish mrozić, zmrozić
- mrozićprovoke an uneasy feeling
- zmrozićprovoke an uneasy feeling
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APA
cast a chill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20a%20chill
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“cast a chill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20a%20chill. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast a chill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20a%20chill.
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