THRILL

noun a warbling; a trill.

2. thrill ·noun a drill. ·see 3d drill, 1.

3. thrill ·vt a breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

4. thrill ·vi to feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.

5. thrill ·vt to hurl; to throw; to cast.

6. thrill ·noun a sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.

7. thrill ·vt to perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.

8. thrill ·vt hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.

9. thrill ·vi to pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.