- spine-chill|ing
- spine-chill|ing «SPYN CHIHL ihng», adjective.that causes the spine to tingle with chilling fright; terrifying; exciting: »
Edgar Allan Poe wrote many spine-chilling short stories.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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spine-chill·ing — … Useful english dictionary
spine-chilling — spine′ chill ing adj. cvb excitingly terrifying: a spine chilling horror movie[/ex] • Etymology: 1935–40, amer. spine′ chill er, n … From formal English to slang
spine-chilling — spine chill·ing (spīnʹchĭl ĭng) adj. Extremely frightening, especially in an eerie way: a spine chilling novel. * * * … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
