chills
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
chills
Noun
chills pl (plural only)
- (biology) A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
- I get chills every time I hear that song.
- That feathery touch on my neck gave me the chills.
- Being under dressed for this weather has given me the chills.
- When I tripped so close to the edge of the cliff, I felt chills across my whole body.
- When we made eye contact, my heart fluttered and chills ran down my spine.
- (medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
Derived terms
Translations
medical symptom
Verb
chills
- third-person singular simple present indicative of chill