冷ひえ込こむ

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

get very cold; become much colder

Describes a sharp drop in air temperature, often overnight or seasonally. Common in weather reports.

• 今こん夜やは冷ひえ込こむので、暖あたたかくして寝ねてください。

  It will get very cold tonight, so please keep warm when you sleep.

• 朝あさ晩ばんはだいぶ冷ひえ込こむようになった。

  Mornings and evenings have become much colder.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

feel very cold; be chilled to the bone

Focuses on the sensation of cold penetrating the body, often after being outside or in a cold place.

• 雪ゆきの中なかを歩あるいてきたので、体からだが冷ひえ込こんでしまった。

  I walked through the snow, so my body is chilled to the bone.

• 冷ひえ込こんだ手てをストーブで温あたためた。

  I warmed my chilled hands at the stove.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

worsen; decline; cool down

Metaphorical extension: used for relations, economic conditions, or enthusiasm that become strained or sluggish. Often appears with 景気, 関係, or 需要.

• 両りょう国こくの関かん係けいが冷ひえ込こんでいる。

  Relations between the two countries have cooled.

• 景けい気きが冷ひえ込こんで、消しょう費ひが落おち込こんだ。

  The economy worsened and consumption dropped.