thrill
to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.
to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.
to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement: He thrilled at the thought of home.
a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation: a story full of thrills.
a thrilling experience: It was a thrill to see Paris again.
a vibration or quivering.
Pathology. an abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.
Origin of thrill
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- sub·thrill, noun
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How to use thrill in a sentence
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.
How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List | Warren Throckmorton | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost 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.
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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.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxPresently the Queen of Asturia was escorted to a seat, and the little thrill of excitement passed off.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThis 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.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThis hour gives to the imaginative in every land a thrill, a yearning, and a pang of visual regeneration.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for thrill
/ (θrɪl) /
a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure: seeing his book for sale gave him a thrill
a situation producing such a sensation: it was a thrill to see Rome for the first time
a trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
pathol an abnormal slight tremor associated with a heart or vascular murmur, felt on palpation
to feel or cause to feel a thrill
to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver
Origin of thrill
1Collins 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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