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Meaning of 'thrill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thrill [ n.]
- A warbling; a trill.
- A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
- A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.
2 . Thrill [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
3 . Thrill [ v. t.]
- A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
- To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
- 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.
- To hurl; to throw; to cast.

Meaning of 'thrill' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thrill [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Example in sentence:
  • a frisson of surprise shot through him
Meaning (2):
- the swift release of a store of affective force
Example in sentence:
  • he does it for kicks;
  • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin;
  • they got a great bang out of it;
  • what a boot!
Meaning (3):
- something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
Example in sentence:
  • the thrills of space travel
4 . thrill [ v]
Meaning (4):
- fill with sublime emotion
Example in sentence:
  • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success;
  • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
Meaning (5):
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Meaning (6):
- cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
Example in sentence:
  • The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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