THRILL


Meaning of THRILL in English

/thril/ , v.t.

1. to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.

2. to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.

v.i.

3. to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.

4. to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement: He thrilled at the thought of home.

5. to cause a prickling or tingling sensation; throb.

6. to move tremulously; vibrate; quiver.

n.

7. a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.

8. something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation: a story full of thrills.

9. a thrilling experience: It was a thrill to see Paris again.

10. a vibration or quivering.

11. Pathol. an abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.

[ 1250-1300; ME thrillen orig., to penetrate, metathetic var. of thirlen to THIRL ]

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