noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something which scares or causes fear; something hair-raising. idiomatic
2. 2
   excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chiller

Etymology

From hair-raising + -er.

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