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athrill

American  
[uh-thril] / əˈθrɪl /

adjective

  1. affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively).

    After the first surprise, he found himself athrill with a sense of discovery.

Etymology

Origin of athrill

First recorded in 1875–80; a- 1 + thrill

Example Sentences

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And all the time I was athrill with pride and joy—suffused therewith into imbecility.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

The Bannocks and Shoshones of Fort Hall 83 were nerved to a high tension and quickly athrill to any new movement.

From Trail Tales by Gillilan, James David

But in reality the speaker suddenly found himself all athrill.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

All over the country the people are athrill with a new life.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton

“A chance, indeed,” he answered, all athrill at the discovery.

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

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