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athrill

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[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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He was now in his thirty-sixth year and athrill with that full health and masculine energy that was his blessing to the end of his life.

From Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College by Smith, William Robert Lee

While Wheaton swayed between fear and hope, the community was athrill with excitement.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

At noon Friday he had halted at the Rawhide to rest his horse and take a bite of luncheon, but all his young soul was athrill with eagerness; every faculty was alert.

From Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains by King, Charles

John Travis said under his breath, his whole frame athrill with subtle emotion, “what makes you think she likes me?” he asked softly.

From In Wild Rose Time by Douglas, Amanda M.

And the attention of us all is athrill with mighty interest.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

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