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Definition of Thrill
1. Noun. The swift release of a store of affective force. "He does it for kicks"
Generic synonyms: Excitement, Exhilaration
Derivative terms: Charge
2. Verb. Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input. "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
3. Noun. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright. "A frisson of surprise shot through him"
Generic synonyms: Fear, Fearfulness, Fright
Derivative terms: Shiver, Shivery, Shuddery, Tingle
4. Verb. Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion. "He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
5. Noun. Something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation. "The thrills of space travel"
6. Verb. Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement.
7. Verb. Fill with sublime emotion. "The performance is likely to thrill Sue"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
Generic synonyms: Elate, Intoxicate, Lift Up, Pick Up, Uplift
Derivative terms: Beatification, Beatification, Exaltation, Exhilaration
Definition of Thrill
1. n. A warbling; a trill.
2. n. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
3. v. t. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
4. v. i. 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.
5. n. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
Definition of Thrill
1. to excite greatly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Thrill
1. 1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. "He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand." (Spenser) 2. 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. "To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice." (Shak) "Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the eader with sudden delight." (M. Arnold) "The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein." (Spenser) 3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. "I'll thrill my javelin." (Heywood) Origin: OE. Thrillen, irlen, urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. Yrlian, yrelian, Fr. Yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. Urh through; probably akin to D. Drillen to drill, to bore. 53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril, Trill to trickle. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. Origin: AS. Yrel an aperture. See Thrill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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