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
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Coyote caught chilling out in front yard in rare security camera footage A coyote was caught sitting in the front yard of a home in Cape Coral, Florida, via security camera. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025 After putting in all this work, the team named Australia its top spot for chilling out. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025 Williams wishes that the cicada-phobic would just chill out. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 My pattern was to decide never, ever, ever to drink again; bump up against that first-sip craving; and then counsel myself to chill out, take the sip, don't be a perfectionist. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chill out

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chill out was in 1980

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“Chill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chill%20out. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

chill out

verb
slang
: to calm down : go easy
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