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Chill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chilled p. pr. & vb. n. Chilling.]
1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.
When winter chilled the day. --Goldsmith.
2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. --Rogers.
3. Metal. To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.
Chilled a.
1. Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel.
2. Paint. Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called “blooming.”
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