THRILL

thrill

(noun) something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; “the thrills of space travel”

frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle

(noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; “a frisson of surprise shot through him”

bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick

(noun) 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”

thrill, tickle, vibrate

(verb) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; “he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”

exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify

(verb) fill with sublime emotion; “The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”; “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

(verb) tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

thrill

(verb) cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; “The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)

(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.

(ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.

(obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.

(obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.

Noun

thrill (plural thrills)

A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.

A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.

(medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.

A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Etymology 2

Verb

thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)

(machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.

Source: Wiktionary

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Thrill, n. Etym: [See Trill.]

Definition: A warbling; a trill.

Thrill, n. Etym: [AS. an aperture. See Thrill, v. t.]

Definition: A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrilling.] Etym: [OE. thrillen, , , to pierce; all probably fr. AS. , , Fr. pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore. *53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril, Trill to trickle.]

1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. [Obs.] He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser.

2. 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 bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling region of thick- ribbed ice. Shak. Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the M. Arnold. The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. Spenser.

3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.] I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood.

Thrill, v. i.

1. 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. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins. Shak.

2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body. To seek sweet safety out In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake. Shak.

Thrill, n.

1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.

2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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