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spine-chill·ing
/
ˈspaɪnˌtʃɪl
ɪŋ
/
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[
spahyn
-chil-ing
]
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adjective
very frightening or horrifying.
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spine-chilling
—
adj
(of a book, film, etc) arousing terror
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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spine-chilling
exception, actors playing ghosts nowadays play it for humor.
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spine-chilling
, it is a subject with a quota of well-turned comedy.
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