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thriller definition
thriller (t̸hril′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that thrills
- a suspenseful novel, play, film, etc.
- Chiefly Brit. such a novel, film, etc. dealing with crime and detection
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thriller Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- twist: Yes it's just another by the numbers thriller with no new twists.
Converse of object
- crack: Minority Report, his first film with his new best mate Steven Spielberg, was a cracking science fiction thriller.
Adjective modifier
- gripping: The Wind Singer - William Nicholson ( £ 5.99 ): for older readers, a gripping thriller.
Modifies a noun
- serial: Such a situation is found in the new six-part Sunday thriller serial, The Sleeper, which begins tonight.
Noun used with modifier
- suspense: Well, Brown weaves them into a modern-day suspense thriller about attempts to discover or destroy evidence of our " true " history.
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