thrilled

[thrild]

adjective

1. feeling very pleased or happily excited; delighted.

   Following her exhilarating concert and a standing ovation, a visibly thrilled Ms. Anton sat down with the Times for an exclusive interview.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of thrill.

Other Word Forms

• unthrilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrilled¹

thrill ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mark Brider, chief executive of the hospital charity, said they were "thrilled and deeply honoured" to welcome her as patron.

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She was thrilled to be in Rwanda after a breakout summer in Europe—to “bring the young blood,” as she put it to me later.

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Treatment typically involved a prescription for a stimulant, such as Ritalin, but parents weren’t thrilled.

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“I’d be thrilled if both approaches could be developed at the same time.”

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“It’s obviously up to the president, but absolutely thrilled that we’re creating now an incentive system that really separates these importers only versus the ones that are manufacturing in America,” Moreno said in the piece.

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Related Words

• elated