chill to the bone
Cold penetrates completely
To chill to the bone is to make someone feel cold so deeply it seems to penetrate their skeleton: The icy wind chilled us to the bone.
The phrase extends to fear or dread that feels physical in its intensity: The scream chilled me to the bone.
Also *chilled to the bone* as a resulting state.
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- freezingExtremely cold
- frozen solidEntirely turned to ice
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
ice cold · frosty · cold snap · dread · foreboding · spine-tingling · horror · petrified · white knuckle · cut to the quick · eerie · unsettling · haunted · goosebumps · frighten · cold sweat · ominous · intense
chill to the bonesweltering
Extremely hot, uncomfortably so
blazing · red-hot · fiery · feverish · burning hot
chill to the boneheartwarming
Evoking tender positive feelings
warm and fuzzy · comforting · embraced · reassured · soothing
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