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- [chil-er]
- /ˈtʃɪl ər/
- /ˈʧɪlə/
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- [chil-er]
- /ˈtʃɪl ər/
Definitions of chiller word
- countable noun chiller A chiller is a very frightening film or novel. 3
- noun chiller a refrigerated storage area for meat 3
- noun chiller a person or thing that chills 3
- noun chiller a novel, film, etc. with a frightening, often weird or supernatural, theme, as involving psychopathic murder, vampires, etc. 3
- noun chiller coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening. 1
- noun chiller a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window. 1
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Origin of chiller
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; chill + -er1
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Parts of speech for Chiller
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chiller popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chiller usage trend in Literature
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