冷える【ひえる】
Frequency rank: 4,386. – 4,388.
- to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 冷える【ひえる】Frequency rank: 4,386. – 4,388.
- ひえる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator)
- to get chilly
- to cool down
This meaning refers to the process of something being exposed to cool temperatures, resulting in a decrease in temperature from a warmer state, such as when food or drinks are stored in a refrigerator.
This meaning emphasizes the sensation of feeling cold, usually due to a drop in temperature in the environment or proximity to cooler surfaces.
When the wind is strong, your body feels chilly.
This meaning refers to the broader context of temperatures decreasing, not just limited to physical objects but also applied to situations where there is an overall drop in warmth, especially regarding food and drinks.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひえる冷えるなdon't get coldひえきる冷え切るto grow completely coldからだ体がひえる冷えるthe body gets coldてあし手足がひえる冷えるhands and feet get coldかぜをひいて風邪をひいてひえる冷えるto catch a cold and get chillyひえしょう冷え性cold sensitivityそとに外にでる出るとひえる冷えるto get chilly when going outsideたべもの食べ物がひえる冷えるthe food cools downよる夜になるとひえる冷えるto get cold at nightひえた冷えたのみもの飲み物chilled beverage
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It gets cold in the mornings and evenings, so I want to take care how I dress.
Hawai, y'know, has a lot of houses with fireplaces doesn't it? The mornings and evenings over there get cold as well so people who feel the cold light fires.
It is getting colder and colder morning and evening. The leaves of trees will soon turn red or yellow.
At the games they were sold by men who kept them warm in hot-water tanks.
It is rather cold again today, but tomorrow we expect the temperature to rise.