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thrill

[ thril ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
  2. to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.


verb (used without object)

  1. to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.

    Synonyms: stir, electrify, excite

  2. to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement:

    He thrilled at the thought of home.

  3. to move tremulously; vibrate; quiver.

    Synonyms: quake, tremble, flutter

  4. to cause a prickling or tingling sensation:

    Brisk cold thrills the skin.

noun

  1. a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
  2. something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation:

    a story full of thrills.

  3. a thrilling experience:

    It was a thrill to see Paris again.

  4. a vibration or quivering.
  5. Pathology. an abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.

thrill

/ θrɪl /

noun

  1. a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure

    seeing his book for sale gave him a thrill

  2. a situation producing such a sensation

    it was a thrill to see Rome for the first time

  3. a trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
  4. pathol an abnormal slight tremor associated with a heart or vascular murmur, felt on palpation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to feel or cause to feel a thrill
  2. to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrill1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English thrillen originally, “to penetrate,” metathetic variant of thirlen “to pierce; thrill” ( thirl )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrill1

Old English thӯrlian to pierce, from thyrel hole; see nostril , through
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Example Sentences

For better or worse, this thrill doesn’t translate well on a video call, so if you were counting on your audience’s immediate feedback, you’re pretty much on your own.

This show is never high-concept nonstop thrills, but what makes it work is the flair and charm of the writing and the character insights it produces.

From Vox

Remember, the great thrill of a honeymoon isn’t about where you go.

Performance researcher Richard Schechner coined the term in 1988 to describe how we seek thrills by subverting harmless fun.

It’s not only great value, but I absolutely love the thrill of the hunt.

From Fortune

For Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.

Get a thrill, get off a lucky shot, take home a trophy, put it up in a secret chamber of our heart.

A wonderful accomplishment by Kevin and his team and a thrill for Les and Leslie Parrott.

Most of us in that category can remember the thrill of seeing our words appear in public for the first time.

It surely however gives a certain type of feller a thrill, dark and shameful though it may be.

He didn't understand her but the thrill of what was to come overwhelmed him, and in the next instant he held her in his arms.

Presently the Queen of Asturia was escorted to a seat, and the little thrill of excitement passed off.

This is his great forte, and to hear him speak, sends a thrill through the whole system, and a tremor through the brain.

A thrill and a murmur had run round the brilliant assembly as the King of Asturia came in.

This hour gives to the imaginative in every land a thrill, a yearning, and a pang of visual regeneration.

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