chills

Noun

• coldness due to a cold environment
• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
• a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
• a sudden numbing dread
• plural of chill
• A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps.
• A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

Verb

• depress or discourage
• make cool or cooler
• loose heat
• third-person singular simple present indicative of chill

Synonyms

chill, cool, cool down, frisson, gelidity, iciness, pall, quiver, shiver, shivering, shudder, thrill, tingle

Antonyms

heat