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spine-chilling

spine-chill·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahyn chil-ing]
    • /spaɪn ˈtʃɪl ɪŋ/
    • /spaɪn ˈtʃɪl.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahyn chil-ing]
    • /spaɪn ˈtʃɪl ɪŋ/

Definitions of spine-chilling word

  • adjective spine-chilling very frightening or horrifying. 1
  • adjective spine-chilling A spine-chilling film or story makes you feel very frightened. 0
  • adjective spine-chilling (of a book, film, etc) arousing terror 0

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Parts of speech for Spine-chilling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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spine-chilling popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for spine-chilling

adj spine-chilling

  • cliff-hanging — of, relating to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.
  • ghoulish — strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous: a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor.
  • hair-raising — terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.

adjective spine-chilling

  • creepy — If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
  • eerie — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.

Antonyms for spine-chilling

adjective spine-chilling

  • godlike — like or befitting God or a god; divine.

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