Bleak and Chilling

Bleak

Bleak adjective - Uncomfortably cool.
Usage example: a bleak December morning

Chilling and bleak are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chilling" instead an adjective "Bleak".

Nearby Words: bleakness, bleakly

Chilling

Chilling adjective - Uncomfortably cool.
Usage example: a Southern visitor who was unused to the chilling air of a Northeast winter
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Bleak and chilling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bleak" instead an adjective "Chilling".

Nearby Words: chill, chilled, chilly, chiller, chillingly
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