Definition of "chiller" [chiller]

• One that chills. (noun)
• A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller. (noun)

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• "The air conditioner chiller is out here at work, so it is getting pretty warm in the building."
• "Stephen King, who wrote the novel on which this chiller is based, once opined that director Stanley Kubrick didn’t understand the horror genre."
• "A new battery-cooling concept featuring a "chiller" component goes into production this year."