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thrills

  • plural
    of thrill.
    thrill
    verb (used with object)
    to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
  • present tense form
    of thrill (3rd person singular).
    thrill
    verb (used with object)
    to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.

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These are low-frills thrills, and all the more insidiously effective for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s hard to know from his palette what thrills him, or if he sees colors at all, given the film’s muddy, deadening grayscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

There were the thrills as they scored their first World Cup goals against Uruguay.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The mere sight of Lincoln thrills the crowd.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly