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thrill (t̸hril)
transitive verb
- to cause sharply exhilarating excitement in; make shiver or tingle with excitement
- to produce vibrations or quivering in; cause to tremble
Etymology: 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
Etymology: new formation < the v.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Object
- spill: A deliciously bitter cocktail of jet black humor, thrills, spills and terror!
Converse of object
- enjoy: Short Wave Receiver Now anyone can enjoy the thrill of the sounds of radio broadcasts picked up on a home-built receiver!
Preposition: at
- prospect: They are thrilled at the prospect of getting a chance to show what they can do.
Adjective modifier
- vicarious: An Anthony performance is a genuine vicarious thrill for the viewer, a smorgasbord of excitement executed with the finesse of a master pianist.
Modifies a noun
- seeker: These thrill seekers will jump off just about anything.
Used with why or when
- when: We were very nervous waiting for the results but we were so thrilled when we heard we had been awarded gold.
Infinitive complement
- announce: We are thrilled to announce that an Aristasian Classic is back in print!
Preposition: of
- chase: And he had better enjoy the thrill of the chase, for this is hunting country.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Being chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee is like jumping off a cliff. The thrill is very short.
I get no kick from champagne; Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So tell me why should it be true That I get a kick out of you?
We were now actually in the inner sanctuary of the Nanda Devi Basin, and at each step I experienced that subtlethrill which anyone of imagination must feel when treading hitherto unexplored country My most blissful dream as a child was to be in some such valley, free to wander where I liked, and discover for myself some hitherto unrevealed glory of Nature. Now the reality was no less wonderful than that half-forgotten dream; and of how many childish fancies can that be said, in this age of disillusionment ?
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