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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’.

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   What does thrill mean on a roller coaster?

   • Thrill doesn’t refer to any old type of excitement; this stuff is intense. For many people, the experience of riding a roller coaster provides a great thrill, or an intense feeling of excitement. Thrill comes from an Old English word meaning “pierce,” suggesting the metaphor of being “pierced by emotion.”

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   What is a thrill & spill?

   • The video shows the thrills and spills (= excitement and accidents) of motor racing. The 22-year-old swimmer thrilled the world with his performance. It gave me a thrill to see her again after so many years. [ T ] Just standing next to him thrilled her. Men, women, scientists, soldiers, speculators - they were all thrilled to be there.

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   What does 'thrill' mean?

   • Thrill is often used in a strictly positive sense, though it can also refer to the unique combination of terror and pleasure that some people experience in certain situations — for example, when riding death-defying roller coasters or watching frightening flicks (often called thrillers ). "Thrill."

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   What does a thrill feel like?

   • a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling thrill (to do something) It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person. She gets an obvious thrill out of performing. They were just in search of cheap thrills (= excitement that has no real value).

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   noun. the swift release of a store of affective force. synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush. see more. verb. cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input. “The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow” see more. verb. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion. “he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”

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   a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body. something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation: a story full of thrills. a thrilling experience: It was a thrill to see Paris again. a vibration or quivering.

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   a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling. thrill (to do something) It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person. thrill (of doing something) the thrill of catching a really big fish. She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.

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