FromOld English þȳrlian ( “ to pierce ” ) , derived fromþȳrel ( “ hole ” ) (archaic Englishthirl ).Doublet ofthirl ( verb ) .
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills ,present participle thrilling ,simple past and past participle thrilled )
( ergative ) Tosuddenly excite someone, or to give someone greatpleasure ; to( figuratively ) electrify ; to experience such a sensation.Synonyms: rouse ;see also Thesaurus:thrill 1854 ,Matthew Arnold , Preface toPoems vivid and picturesque turns of expression [ …] whichthrill the reader with a sudden delight 1937 ,Frank Churchill ,Leigh Harline , “One Song”, inSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Walt Disney:One love / That has possessed me; / One love /Thrilling me through
( ergative ) To (cause something to)tremble orquiver .( obsolete ) Toperforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; totransfix ; todrill .( obsolete ) Tohurl ; tothrow ; tocast .Synonyms: fling ;see also Thesaurus:throw 1632 ,Thomas Heywood ,The Iron Age :I'd thrill my jauelin at the Grecian moysture
suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify
Bulgarian:вълнувам (bg) ( vǎlnuvam ) Dutch:opwinden (nl) Esperanto:eksciti (eo) Finnish:sykähdyttää ,riemastuttaa French:exciter (fr) ,émoustiller (fr) German:erregen (de) ,begeistern (de) Italian:elettrizzare (it) Maori:wanawana ,mōhukihuki ,kōihi ,kōihiihi Polish:wzruszać (pl) ,zachwycać (pl) ,poruszać (pl) Portuguese:emocionar (pt) ,excitar (pt) Russian:взволнова́ть (ru) ( vzvolnovátʹ ) Serbo-Croatian:uzbuditi (sh) Spanish:emocionar (es) ,excitar (es) ,entusiasmar (es) Turkish:heyecanlandırmak (tr) Ukrainian:схвилюва́ти ( sxvyljuváty ) ,збуди́ти ( zbudýty )
cause something to tremble or quiver
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thrill (plural thrills )
Atrembling orquivering , especially one caused byemotion ; a frisson.1935 ,George Goodchild , chapter 1, inDeath on the Centre Court :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 inexpressiblethrill .
Acause of suddenexcitement ; akick . ( medicine ) A slight quivering of theheart that accompanies acardiac murmur .Abreathing place orhole ; anostril , as of abird . Terms derived fromthrill (noun)
trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion
cause of sudden excitement; a kick
slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur
Blend ofthread ( verb ) +drill ( verb ) .
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills ,present participle thrilling ,simple past and past participle thrilled )
( machining ) Todrill andthread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.thrill
Alternative form ofthirl thrill
Alternative form ofthirlen