take the chill off

verb

To make something less cold; to warm up slightly

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Meanings

verbtake the chill off (third-person singular simple present takes the chill off, present participle taking the chill off, simple past took the chill off, past participle taken the chill off)

present singular third person takes the chill off · participle present taking the chill off · past took the chill off · participle past taken the chill off

  1. transitiveTo make something less cold; to warm up slightly
  2. intransitiveTo become less cold; to warm up slightly
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APA

take the chill off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20chill%20off

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the chill off,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20chill%20off.

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