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Synonyms for chill out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : chil
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪl



Définition of chill out

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 calm down
Example sentences :
  • She was at the stove, where an armful of kindling had been set off to take the chill out of the house.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • There's cigarettes on the locker and a nip of the Scotch to keep the chill out.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • The yarb will take the chill out of ye better than the pizen of the Dutchman.
  • Extract from : « Holiday Tales » by W. H. H. Murray
  • So she soaked the chill out of her slim body and then dressed.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Interlude » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • A few hot drinks would take some of the chill out of this poor fellow.
  • Extract from : « Storm-Bound » by Alan Douglas
  • I do believe we shall have a tremendous snowstorm to take this chill out of the air.
  • Extract from : « Hope Mills » by Amanda M. Douglas
  • The best he could do was to take the chill out of it by pressing the handkerchief between his hot hands.
  • Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
  • He had taken with him a bottle of Extra Reserve rum to drive, as he declared, the chill out of his bones.
  • Extract from : « Stolen Treasure » by Howard Pyle
  • It was impossible for her to keep the chill out of her voice, to speak with other than the pride and aloofness of her class.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Western Stars » by Zane Grey
  • Once again I had cause to bless him for taking the chill out of the domestic atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « My Little Sister » by Elizabeth Robins

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