Antonyms for chilled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : chil

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪl

Definition of chilled

Origin : Old English ciele, cele "cold, coolness, chill, frost," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold" (see cold). According to OED, the word seems to have been obsolete after c.1400 (displaced by cold) and the modern use is a back-formation since c.1600 from the verb.

verb make cold
verb discourage

Example sentences :

He was not halfway around the house before he heard a voice that chilled him with horror.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Through the cold and darkness came a shriek that chilled her with horror.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

She did not show herself, but returned home at once, chilled to the heart.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

True, there had been moments when her warm, loving nature had been chilled.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

At length we reached the firm ground, covered with mud and chilled with cold.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

His very desolation, amidst the unfamiliar faces, awed and chilled him.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He shaded the dinner, cooled the wines, chilled the gravy, and blighted the vegetables.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

He was shivering, and fancied that she must be chilled by the early morning air.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

He had watched her in bewilderment, chilled to the bones, as if touched by the hand of death.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Was it some jealousy which could have no end that chilled the blood of her veins?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for chilled

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