athrill
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of athrill
Example Sentences
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In her highest Supra-reaches, she is athrill with Supra-faculties.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
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
While Wheaton swayed between fear and hope, the community was athrill with excitement.
From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith
The haunting phrase leaped to my brain and I stood staring at the departing carriage athrill with excitement.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
The girl’s nerves were athrill with the delightful air of mystery suggested by the surroundings.
From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram
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