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   thrill

   /θrɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: "the thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane" Similar (feeling of) excitementthrilling experiencestimulationsensationglowtingletitillationfunenjoymentamusementdelightjoypleasuretreatadventureinformal:buzzkickcharge
   • ▪ an experience that produces a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: "to ride a winner is always a thrill"
   • ▪ a wave or nervous tremor of emotion or sensation: "a thrill of excitement ran through her" Similar tremorwaverushsurgeflashflushblazestabdartthrobtremblequiverfluttershuddervibrationflowgushstreamfloodtorrent
   • 2. a vibratory movement or resonance heard through a stethoscope.
   • ▪ a throb or pulsation. archaic

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: "he is certain to thrill audiences with his wild and crazy antics" Similar excitestimulatearouserouseinspiregive joy todelightgive pleasure tostir (up)exhilarateintoxicateelectrifygalvanizemovemotivatefire (with enthusiasm)fire someone's imaginationfuelbrightenanimateliftquickeninformal:give someone a buzzgive someone a kickgive someone a chargeOpposite bore
   • ▪ experience a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: "thrill to the magic of the world's greatest guitarist"
   • 2. (of an emotion or sensation) pass with a nervous tremor: "the shock of alarm thrilled through her"
   • ▪ quiver or throb. literary Similar be/feel excitedtinglefeel joyinformal:get a buzz out ofget a kick out ofget a charge out ofrushracesurgecascadecoursefloodflowgushwashwell upsweepflashblazethrobquivershiverfluttershuddervibrate

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pierce or penetrate’): alteration of dialect thirl ‘pierce’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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