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Definition of thrill :
1. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
2. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
3. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.
4. A warbling; a trill.
5. 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.
6. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
7. To hurl; to throw; to cast.
8. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
9. 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.
Synonyms:
pall, glorify, twitter, souse, rushing, bursting charge, sexy, high, jollies, jounce, peak, dazzle, outburst, iron heel, on the pull, haste, carry away, titillate, waver, flower, rosiness, jolt, hot, outpouring, change, shivering, exult, titillation, pulse, fringe, tickle pink, bash, heyday, lick your lips, the boot, armorial bearing, send, gush, interest, lift, shakiness, flash, quake, joggle, smash, capture someone's interest/imagination/attention, explosive charge, shaking, recoil, heraldic bearing, excited, wallop, shake, electrify, beatify, go crazy, flutter, vibration, go mad, rush, escapism, enthusiasm, hot flash, swing, excite, tutelage, clap, refreshment, proclaim, gelidity, vacillate, prickling, knock, charge, reel, quaver, brandish, fun, quivering, blast, motivate, trembling, spasm, sway, surge, kicking, laud, vellicate, invigorate, palpitation, transport, bam, intrigue, twitch, fit, blush, twinge, inspiration, hit, tickle, iron boot, attract, care, inspire, activity, animate, boot, enjoyment, frisky, tic, smasher, inebriate, buzz, electric charge, boost, chill, commission, tremor, jar, exalt, hover, throb, tingling, gripe, mission, pulsate, amusement, agitate, binge, shudder, guardianship, eruption, upsurge, exhilaration, hit it up, swoon, stimulation, spate, arouse, spin around, desire, prime, enthuse, spurt, flap, totter, impulse, want, kick, squawk, burster, frisson, glow, fluctuate, billing, exhilarate, intoxicate, fire someone with enthusiasm, enliven, bang, flush, blossom, go berserk, hurry, direction, iciness, soak, enrapture, quiver, wave, shiver, bitch, crowd pleaser, efflorescence, excitement, extol, oscillate, accusation, cathexis, resonate, beef, vibrate, bloom, repetition, rock, delight, crackle, belt, tremble, good feeling, strike, bearing, complaint, randy
feeling (part of speech: noun)
mood, passion, affection, ardor, feverishness, agitation, impression, feeling, emotion, sensation, experience, sympathy, tingle, response
Usage examples:
- Do you remember the thrill in the old governor's voice as he dared any but the right stuff to come on? - "Black Rock", Ralph Connor.
- A strange thrill quivered through him as he met her eyes- the sweet, deep, earnest eyes of the woman he loved. - "Thelma", Marie Corelli.
- Leland felt a little thrill as she came towards him. - "By Right of Purchase", Harold Bindloss.