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