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
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we stood in line for hours in the bone-chilling weather
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The bone-chilling temperatures are expected to linger most of the week, with wind chills dropping below zero each morning.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Temperatures plunge Starting Monday, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. dealt with bone-chilling cold and wind chills, said forecasters, predicting that temperatures could range from 12 to 25 degrees below normal in many areas.
—Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Temperatures plunge Starting Monday, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. dealt with bone-chilling cold and wind chills, said forecasters, predicting that temperatures could range from 12 to 25 degrees (7 to 14 degrees Celsius) below normal in many areas.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
While South Floridians will actually have to wear coats this week, much of the rest of the country will be in the grip of dangerous, bone-chilling cold and wind chills beginning on Monday, forecasters said.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Temperatures plunge Starting Monday, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. dealt with bone-chilling cold and wind chills, said forecasters, predicting that temperatures could range from 12 to 25 degrees below normal in many areas.
—Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Temperatures plunge Starting Monday, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. dealt with bone-chilling cold and wind chills, said forecasters, predicting that temperatures could range from 12 to 25 degrees (7 to 14 degrees Celsius) below normal in many areas.
—Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
While South Floridians will actually have to wear coats this week, much of the rest of the country will be in the grip of dangerous, bone-chilling cold and wind chills beginning on Monday, forecasters said.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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