athrill
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of athrill
Example Sentences
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Huddled close to the two owners of the room on the floor were six other girls, all big-eyed, expectant, athrill with interest and excitement.
From Concerning Belinda by Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt
Why could he not have slept on forever, he thought, his whole being athrill with the memory revived by his dreams?
From The Sign of the Spider by Mitford, Bertram
And all the time I was athrill with pride and joy—suffused therewith into imbecility.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
Neither faces nor bodies are vitalised and athrill with powers rooted in healthful organs; vivified by healthful functions, and instinct with warm, iron-rich, magnetic blood.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
Left alone, my nerves were all athrill with excitement, and I believe my hand shook.
From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram
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