A shivering with cold; rigors, as in an ague; the cold fit that precedes a fever; sensation of cold in an animal body; chilliness.

A moderate degree of cold; chilliness in any body; that which gives the sensation of cold.

Cool; moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; as the chill vapors of night.

Shivering with cold. My chill veins freeze with despair.

Cool; distant; formal; dull; not warm, animated or affectionate; as a chill reception.

Depressed; dispirited; dejected; discouraged.

To cause a shivering, or shrinking of the skin; to check circulation or motion; as, to chill the blood, or the veins. The force of this word lies in expressing the shivering and shrinking caused by cold.

To make cold, or cool; as, the evening air chills the earth.

To blast with cold; to check the circulation in plants, and stop their growth.

To check motion, life or action; to depress; to deject; to discourage; as, to chill the gayety of the spirits.