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View synonyms for spine-chilling

spine-chilling

[ spahyn-chil-ing ]

adjective

  1. very frightening or horrifying.


spine-chilling

adjective

  1. (of a book, film, etc) arousing terror
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spine-chilling1

First recorded in 1945–50; spine ( def ) + chilling ( def )

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