athrill
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of athrill
Example Sentences
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Fifteen, and athrill with a strange new pulse; flushed, as the dawn, with the promise of day.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack
Something new, wonderfully, terrifyingly, deliciously new, gripped at her heart and set her whole body athrill and trembling.
From Running Sands by Kauffman, Reginald Wright
The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.
From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton
Left alone, my nerves were all athrill with excitement, and I believe my hand shook.
From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram
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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