chill out

verb

chilled out; chilling out; chills out

intransitive verb

slang
: to calm down : go easy : relax
often used in the imperative

Examples of chill out in a Sentence

stop making that racket, and just chill out! if you don't chill out, you're going to get an ulcer
Recent Examples on the Web
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Something a little dangerous was happening—Vance was accusing his opponents of wanting to kill Trump, in the guise of telling them to chill out. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 This is a great spot to chill out while taking advantage of Bayview's typically sunny weather. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 For starters, magnesium essentially tells your NMDA receptors—which are involved in anxiety and excitability—to chill out, which may help calm you down. Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024 This would also make solving the problem of Poplar Grove not simply a matter of getting adults—the parents and the school—to chill out, as Gladwell suggests. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chill out 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chill out was in 1980

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Cite this Entry

“Chill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

chill out

verb
slang
: to calm down : go easy
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