different between chilling vs penetrating

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??l??/
• Rhymes: -?l??

Adjective

chilling (comparative more chilling, superlative most chilling)

1. Becoming cold.
   • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 22:

     As they reached the street the ‘Duchess’ caught a swirling hem of lace about her chilling ankles.

2. Causing cold.
3. Causing mild fear.

   It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it.

   • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]

     Displaying a sturdy professionalism throughout that stops just short of artistry, director Gary Ross, who co-scripted with Collins and Billy Ray, does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency.

Translations

Verb

chilling

1. present participle of chill

Derived terms

• bone-chilling

Noun

chilling (plural chillings)

1. The act by which something is chilled.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n?t?e?t??/
• Hyphenation: pen?e?trat?ing

Adjective

penetrating (comparative more penetrating, superlative most penetrating)

1. able to pierce or penetrate

   The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

2. demonstrating acute or keen understanding

   His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.

Translations

Verb

penetrating

1. present participle of penetrate

Anagrams

• repatenting