Chill, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chilled (chĭld); 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.