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[ thril ] SHOW IPA
/ θrɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) 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.
verb (used without object) 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.
to cause a prickling or tingling sensation; throb.
to move tremulously; vibrate; quiver.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of thrill 1250–1300; Middle English thrillen originally, to penetrate, metathetic variant of thirlen to thirl
OTHER WORDS FROM thrill subthrill, noun un·thrilled, adjective Words nearby thrill thrice, thrift, thriftless, thriftshop, thrifty, thrill , thriller, thrilling, thrill-seeker, thrill to pieces, thrippence
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British Dictionary definitions for thrill noun 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
verb to feel or cause to feel a thrill
to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver
Word Origin for thrill Old English thӯrlian to pierce, from thyrel hole; see nostril , through
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Words related to thrill fun, pleasure, inspiration, adventure, wallop, tickle, inspire, electrify, enchant, wow, delight, titillate, animate, fire up, upper, flash, twitter, lift, circus, bang
Medical definitions for thrill n. The vibration accompanying a cardiac or vascular murmur, detectible on palpation.
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