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Chilling Quotes

One word stretched between comfort and fear.

This page shows just how far the word chilling can stretch, from a relaxed description of lounging in a cute sweatsuit and sneakers to a much darker sense of dread. Both meanings share the same word but almost nothing else.

It's absolutely chilling to think that I've been working on a comic-book series called 'Optic Nerve' since I was sixteen.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

I love chilling in a cute sweatsuit and wedge sandals or sneakers.

Quotes by Vivica A. Fox

'The Look of Silence' was an unforgettable, chilling documentary.

Quotes by Liz Tuccillo

My fears are agitated to an extreme degree and the dread of death involves me in a stupor of chilling indisposition.

Quotes by John Clare

Been Quotes

I hate chilling. I hate even the notion of chilling. I like doing stuff.

Quotes by Jack Lowden

Frequently Asked Questions

How is 'chilling' used to describe relaxation in these quotes?
One quote describes loving to relax in a cute sweatsuit with wedge sandals or sneakers, using chilling in its casual sense of simply unwinding.
What does the 'chilling indisposition' quote describe?
It describes a state of agitated fear connected to the dread of death, using chilling here in its unsettling, fearful sense rather than the relaxed one.
Which documentary is described as chilling on this page?
One quote calls 'The Look of Silence' an unforgettable, chilling documentary, praising it for its impact while acknowledging how disturbing its content is.
Does everyone quoted here enjoy chilling?
No, one quote states the opposite, saying the speaker hates chilling and even hates the notion of it, preferring to stay active and doing things instead.
Why does the same word cover both comfort and fear in these quotes?
Chilling works both ways in English, describing something cold or calm as well as something frightening, and these quotes happen to use both senses side by side rather than sticking to one meaning.

Elsewhere, one quote calls a documentary genuinely chilling and unforgettable, using the word in its more unsettling sense tied to fears about death, while another admits to actively disliking chilling altogether, preferring to stay busy instead. Together they show how context alone decides whether chilling means comfort or unease.