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 Definitions of Thrill  [θrɪl]  

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Definition of 'Thrill' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) thrill
to affect with a sudden wave of excitement, as to produce a tingling sensation through the body:
I was thrilled by the good news.

2. (v.i.) thrill
to experience a wave of emotion or excitement:
to thrill at the thought of home.

3.  thrill
to vibrate or throb.

4. (n.) thrill
a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement.

5.  thrill
something that produces such a sensation.

6.  thrill
a thrilling experience.

7.  thrill
an abnormal tremor within the body, as in the throat or heart.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME: orig., to penetrate, metathetic var. of thirlen to thirl)

Definition of 'Thrill' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
the swift release of a store of affective force
"they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

2. (noun) frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

3. (verb) thrill
something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
"the thrills of space travel"

4. (verb) thrill
cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
"The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"

5. (verb) thrill, tickle, vibrate
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
"he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

6. (verb) shudder, shiver, throb, thrill
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

7. (verb) exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
fill with sublime emotion
"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"


Definition of 'Thrill' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) thrill
a feeling of great excitement and happiness
the thrill of success; It was a huge thrill to meet him.

2. (verb) thrill
to make sb feel great excitement and happiness
The idea of traveling thrilled me.


Definition of 'Thrill' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Thrill
a warbling; a trill

2. (noun) Thrill
a drill. See 3d Drill, 1

3. (noun) Thrill
a sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy

4. (verb) Thrill
a breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird

5. (verb) Thrill
to perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill

6. (verb) Thrill
hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate

7. (verb) Thrill
to hurl; to throw; to cast

8. (verb) Thrill
to pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame

9. (verb) Thrill
to feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body


Translation of 'Thrill' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to (cause someone to) feel excitement
She was thrilled at/by the invitation.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vol opwinding wees Arabic flag Arabic: يَشْعُرُ بالإنْفِعال، يَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: развълнувам (се)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: encantar Czech flag Czech: rozechvět German flag German: begeistern
Danish flag Danish: henrykke Greek flag Greek: συναρπάζω, προκαλώ ή νιώθ Spanish flag Spanish: excitar; emocionar, conmo
Estonian flag Estonian: põnevil olema, erutama Farsi flag Farsi: ذوق زده شدن یا کردن Finnish flag Finnish: olla haltioissaan
French flag French: exciter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְרַגֵש Hindi flag Hindi: रोमांचित करना
Croatian flag Croatian: uzbuditi (se), ushititi ( Hungarian flag Hungarian: felvillanyoz Indonesian flag Indonesian: menggembirakan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vekja spennu hjá; vera sp Italian flag Italian: eccitare, elettrizzare Japanese flag Japanese: わくわくさせる
Korean flag Korean: 전율을 느끼게 하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sujaudinti, jaudintis Latvian flag Latvian: satraukt; saviļņot
Malay flag Malay: mengujakan Dutch flag Dutch: (zich) opwinden Norwegian flag Norwegian: begeistre, rive med seg
Polish flag Polish: przyjemnie podniecać Portuguese flag Portuguese: encantar Romanian flag Romanian: a emoţiona; a încânta
Russian flag Russian: быть в восторге; вызывать Slovak flag Slovak: rozochvieť Slovenian flag Slovenian: vznemiriti, navdušiti
Serbian flag Serbian: uzbuditi Swedish flag Swedish: [få att] rysa av spänning Thai flag Thai: ทำให้ตื่นเต้น
Turkish flag Turkish: heyecanlan(dır)mak Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 使激動 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: відчувати трепет; розхвил
Urdu flag Urdu: جھرجھري پيدا کرنا، ہيجان Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hồi hộp, xúc động Chinese flag Chinese: 使激动

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