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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Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
When New York City faces Code Blue weather — those bone-chilling days when temperatures drop below freezing — everything gets slower, harder, and more dangerous for both firefighters and civilians.
—Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
After bone-chilling cold, warm weather on deck for most of the US
Above-average temperatures will dominate much of the U.S. beginning this weekend and continuing into next week, melting snow and bringing reprieve from the dangerous cold for many, Weather.com said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Once a player finds a few pieces of warm clothing, even the most bone-chilling wind could be shrugged off without a second thought.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
When New York City faces Code Blue weather — those bone-chilling days when temperatures drop below freezing — everything gets slower, harder, and more dangerous for both firefighters and civilians.
—Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
After bone-chilling cold, warm weather on deck for most of the US
Above-average temperatures will dominate much of the U.S. beginning this weekend and continuing into next week, melting snow and bringing reprieve from the dangerous cold for many, Weather.com said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Once a player finds a few pieces of warm clothing, even the most bone-chilling wind could be shrugged off without a second thought.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bone-chilling
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“Bone-chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-chilling. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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