thrill
To thrill is defined as to cause excitement.
(verb)An example of to thrill is for grandchildren to pay their grandmother a surprise visit.
The definition of a thrill is a sudden feeling of excitement or a cause of such feelings.
(noun)An example of a thrill is the visiting with a long lost friend.
See thrill in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to cause sharply exhilarating excitement in; make shiver or tingle with excitement
- to produce vibrations or quivering in; cause to tremble
Origin: ME thrillen, by metathesis < thyrlen < OE thyr(e)lian, to pierce < thyrel, perforation, hole < base of thurh, through
intransitive verb
- to feel emotional excitement; shiver or tingle with excitement
- to tremble; vibrate; quiver
noun
- a thrilling or being thrilled; tremor of excitement
- the quality of thrilling, or the ability to thrill: the thrill of the chase
- something that causes emotional excitement
- a vibration; tremor; quiver
- Med. an abnormal tremor, as of the circulatory system, that can be felt by the hand on palpation
Origin: new formation < the v.
See thrill in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills verb, transitive
- To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.
- To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture.
- To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
- To feel a sudden quiver of excitement or emotion.
- To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
- A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.
- A source or cause of excitement or emotion.
- Pathology A slight palpable vibration that often accompanies certain cardiac and circulatory abnormalities.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English thrillen
Origin: , alteration of thirlen, to pierce
Origin: , from Old English thȳrlian
Origin: , from thȳrel, hole; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- thrillˈing·ly adverb
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