chilling adj : so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery] n : the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn: cooling, temperature reduction]

English

Adjective

1. Causing mild fear.

   It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it

Verb

chilling

1. present participle of chill

Chill out may mean:

• Chill out music, a laid-back style of music
• Chill Out, an album by KLF
• Chill Out (Black Uhuru album)
• Chill Out, an album by John Lee Hooker
• Chillout libraries, an open DRM standard

Chilling or Chilling out is a slang term which means to relax or "take it easy".

Chilling can also refer to the effects governments and laws have on behavior, particularly on Free speech. See "Chilling effect." This is related to the expression Chills down my spine, a metaphor for Goose bumps.

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