thrill
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thrill¹
- /θɹɪl/
- [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] UK, US
- [θɹ̥ɪɫ] Canada, US
- [θɾ̪̊ɪl] Ireland
- [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] Ireland
- /fɹɪl/
Sounds like frill (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it comes from
From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb).
verb thrills · thrilling · thrilled
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To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
That sudden cold did run through every vein.
Similar: rouse
- To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
- To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. he perced through his chaufed chest With thrilling point of deadly yron brand
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To hurl; to throw; to cast.
I'd thrill my jauelin at the Grecian moysture
Similar: fling, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, jerk, heave, hield
Similar: animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake · Opposite: allay, assuage, calm down, cool, curb, extinct, extinguish, quell, soothe, temperate
noun thrills
- A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson. She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
- A cause of sudden excitement; a kick. The thrill is gone / Gone, gone for me / I still live on, lonely though I'll be
- A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
- A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
thrill²
- /θɹɪl/
- [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] UK, US
- [θɹ̥ɪɫ] Canada, US
- [θɾ̪̊ɪl] Ireland
- [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] Ireland
- /fɹɪl/
Sounds like frill (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɪl
Where it comes from
Blend of thread (verb) + drill (verb).
verb thrills · thrilling · thrilled
- 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.
Similar: animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake · Opposite: allay, assuage, calm down, cool, curb, extinct, extinguish, quell, soothe, temperate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: frisson, exhilarate, tickle, shiver, shudder, tingle, exalt, bang, kick, throb, charge, quiver, chill, flush, rush, thriller
verb
Similar: animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake · Opposite: allay, assuage, calm down, cool, curb, extinct, extinguish, quell, soothe, temperate
verb
Similar: animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake · Opposite: allay, assuage, calm down, cool, curb, extinct, extinguish, quell, soothe, temperate
Translations
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verb suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify
| Español | emocionar, excitar, entusiasmar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सिहरन sihran |
| Português | emocionar, excitar |
| Français | exciter, émoustiller |
| Deutsch | erregen, begeistern |
| Italiano | elettrizzare |
| Русский | взволнова́ть vzvolnovátʹ |
verb cause something to tremble or quiver
| Deutsch | erschauern lassen |
|---|---|
| Русский | вы́звать дрожь výzvatʹ |
verb tremble or quiver
| Deutsch | erschauern |
|---|---|
| Русский | дрожа́ть drožátʹ |
verb feel a sudden excitement
| Deutsch | in Spannung versetzen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | eccitare, emozionare |
| Русский | взволнова́ться vzvolnovátʹsja |
noun trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion
| Español | escalofrío |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 颤动 chàndòng |
| Português | arrepio |
| Français | frisson |
| Deutsch | Gänsehautmoment |
| Русский | тре́пет trépet |
noun cause of sudden excitement; a kick
| Español | fragor, furor |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nervenkitzel, Kitzel |
| Română | fior |
noun slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur
| Deutsch | Herzklopfen |
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title = {thrill},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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