bone-chilling
adjective
bone-chill·ing
ˈbōn-ˌchi-liŋ 
: intensely cold
bone-chilling weather
also
: penetrating, disturbing, or intense in emotional or physical effect
bone-chilling drama
a bone-chilling wind
Examples of bone-chilling in a Sentence
we stood in line for hours in the bone-chilling weather
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No stranger to building a bone-chilling horror, Ari Aster is sharing one of his greatest fears for Hollywood.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Freezing wind chills greet Trump supporters at inauguration Trump supporters began lining up outside the Capital One Arena Monday before 6 a.m., hoping to be part of an inauguration celebration that will take place as bone-chilling temperatures descend on Washington, D.C.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Experiences will include eerie eateries and bone-chilling bar areas.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Decades after homes were built, expenses mount in aging special districts
Gregg Gipp moved to Florida more than two decades ago to escape the bone-chilling winters of New Jersey.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Freezing wind chills greet Trump supporters at inauguration Trump supporters began lining up outside the Capital One Arena Monday before 6 a.m., hoping to be part of an inauguration celebration that will take place as bone-chilling temperatures descend on Washington, D.C.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Experiences will include eerie eateries and bone-chilling bar areas.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Decades after homes were built, expenses mount in aging special districts
Gregg Gipp moved to Florida more than two decades ago to escape the bone-chilling winters of New Jersey.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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“Bone-chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-chilling. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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