bone-chilling

adjective

bone-chill·ing ˈbōn-ˌchi-liŋ

Synonyms of bone-chilling next

: 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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There won’t be an immediate reprieve from bone-chilling cold however, with increasing winds after midnight leading to wind chill readings likely well below zero this morning. —

NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025 Saturday will be mild before another snowstorm and bone-chilling cold moves into the Baltimore area Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025 But bone-chilling temperatures are expected to reach as far as the South and the mid-Atlantic. —

Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 Given the bone-chilling temperatures, the details about the live performances were still being worked out Friday afternoon. —

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