Definitions for chills
chills

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chills(Noun)

   A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

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1. Chills

   Chills or rigor is a shaking occurring during a high fever. It occurs because cytokines and prostaglandins are released as part of an immune response and increase the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus. "Rigor" is sometimes considered a synonym for "chills".

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chills

   The sudden sensation of being cold. It may be accompanied by SHIVERING.

How to pronounce chills?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say chills in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chills in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chills in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of chills in a Sentence

1. Pete Roskam:

   The IRS is ill-equipped to deal with sensitive data, and there's a great deal of vulnerability, confidentiality breached chills First Amendment rights.

2. National Weather Service:

   We're dropping below zero and wind chills will be dropping to 20 below and maybe minus-25 by morning, people should take it seriously. It is the coldest in Massachusetts in many years.

3. Carlos Gomez:

   I am feeling some chills. I have had a fever for a few days.

4. Elizabeth Drew:

   They feel sick in their stomach, they feel chills, they have shakes, they have no energy.

5. Bob Iger:

   It gives me chills, it's why I feel so optimistic I think.

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