spine-chilling

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spine-chill·ing (sp

ng)

adj.

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

spine-chilling

adj

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

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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

spine-chilling [ˈspaɪnˌtʃɪlɪŋ] adj → agghiacciante

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