spine-chilling

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spine-chill·ing

(spīn′chĭl′ĭng)

adj.

Extremely frightening, especially in an eerie way: a spine-chilling novel.

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spine-chilling

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a book, film, etc) arousing terror

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spine′-chill`ing

adj.

excitingly terrifying: a spine-chilling horror movie.

[1935–40, Amer.]

spine′-chill`er, n.

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spine-chilling

adjective frightening, terrifying, horrifying, scary (informal), eerie, spooky (informal), hair-raising, bloodcurdling There was a spine-chilling scream.

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spine-chilling

[ˈspaɪnˌtʃɪlɪŋ] ADJ → escalofriante

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spine-chilling

[ˈspaɪnˌtʃɪlɪŋ] adj → agghiacciante

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Abandon hope of spine-chilling terror all ye who enter a cinema showing The Nun.

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The incident captured on CCTV cameras shows spine-chilling footage of two bulls running headlong at a man who had just parked his motorbike a few metres away.

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Young people looking for something spine-chilling to do during the fright-fest can make the most of all the exciting opportunities available in Renfrewshire.

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The account by Faarah Adan of the deadly blast in Mogadishu (New African, December 2017) is spine-chilling. The freelance journalist returned home after 20 years only to witness the devastating truck-bomb explosion that left more than 350 people dead.

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Washington: The destruction images are spine-chilling. More than 600 people were killed and over two million had their lives disrupted.

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Taiwanese netizens have been spooked by photos of a creepy Santa Claus mannequin seeming to ride the hauntingly empty Taoyuan Airport MRT solo, straight out a scene from the spine-chilling film "The Shining."