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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

chill to the bone en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone extremely cold, or to be extremely cold.
    • I was just chilled to the bone.
    • Till now I always got by on my own / I never really cared until I met you / And now it chills me to the bone / How do I get you alone? / How do I get you alone? 1983, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, “Alone”, in Bad Animals, performed by Heart, published 1987:

Forms

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chills to the bone Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
chilling to the bone Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chilled to the bone Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chilled to the bone Tense=Past lexicographic