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thrill

 (thrĭl)
v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills
v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly: was thrilled to learn that she had won the contest.
2. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
v.intr.
1. To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight: "His answer came that afternoon and she thrilled to see the handwriting" (Susan Minot).
2. To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
n.
1.
a. A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement: It gave him a thrill to learn their secret.
b. A source or cause of pleasure or excitement: the thrills of the amusement park.
2. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.
3. Medicine A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.

[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thȳrlian, from thȳrel, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

thrill′ing·ly adv.
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thrill

(θrɪl)
n
1. a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure: seeing his book for sale gave him a thrill.
2. a situation producing such a sensation: it was a thrill to see Rome for the first time.
3. a trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
4. (Pathology) pathol an abnormal slight tremor associated with a heart or vascular murmur, felt on palpation
vb
5. to feel or cause to feel a thrill
6. to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver
[Old English thӯrlian to pierce, from thyrel hole; see nostril, through]
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thrill

(θrɪl)

v.t.
1. to affect with a sudden wave of excitement, as to produce a tingling sensation through the body: I was thrilled by the good news.
v.i.
2. to experience a wave of emotion or excitement: to thrill at the thought of home.
3. to vibrate or throb.
n.
4. a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement.
5. something that produces such a sensation.
6. a thrilling experience.
7. an abnormal tremor within the body, as in the throat or heart.
[1250–1300; Middle English: orig., to penetrate, metathetic variant of thirlen to thirl]
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thrill


Past participle: thrilled
Gerund: thrilling

Imperative
thrill
thrill
Present
I thrill
you thrill
he/she/it thrills
we thrill
you thrill
they thrill
Preterite
I thrilled
you thrilled
he/she/it thrilled
we thrilled
you thrilled
they thrilled
Present Continuous
I am thrilling
you are thrilling
he/she/it is thrilling
we are thrilling
you are thrilling
they are thrilling
Present Perfect
I have thrilled
you have thrilled
he/she/it has thrilled
we have thrilled
you have thrilled
they have thrilled
Past Continuous
I was thrilling
you were thrilling
he/she/it was thrilling
we were thrilling
you were thrilling
they were thrilling
Past Perfect
I had thrilled
you had thrilled
he/she/it had thrilled
we had thrilled
you had thrilled
they had thrilled
Future
I will thrill
you will thrill
he/she/it will thrill
we will thrill
you will thrill
they will thrill
Future Perfect
I will have thrilled
you will have thrilled
he/she/it will have thrilled
we will have thrilled
you will have thrilled
they will have thrilled
Future Continuous
I will be thrilling
you will be thrilling
he/she/it will be thrilling
we will be thrilling
you will be thrilling
they will be thrilling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thrilling
you have been thrilling
he/she/it has been thrilling
we have been thrilling
you have been thrilling
they have been thrilling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thrilling
you will have been thrilling
he/she/it will have been thrilling
we will have been thrilling
you will have been thrilling
they will have been thrilling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thrilling
you had been thrilling
he/she/it had been thrilling
we had been thrilling
you had been thrilling
they had been thrilling
Conditional
I would thrill
you would thrill
he/she/it would thrill
we would thrill
you would thrill
they would thrill
Past Conditional
I would have thrilled
you would have thrilled
he/she/it would have thrilled
we would have thrilled
you would have thrilled
they would have thrilled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.thrill - the swift release of a store of affective forcethrill - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
2.thrill - an almost pleasurable sensation of frightthrill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
3.thrill - something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
excitation, excitement - something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
Verb1.thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
2.thrill - feel sudden intense sensation or emotionthrill - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
3.thrill - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
4.thrill - fill with sublime emotionthrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
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thrill

noun
1. pleasure, charge (slang), kick (informal), glow, sensation, buzz (slang), high, stimulation, tingle, titillation, flush of excitement I remember the thrill of opening presents on Christmas morning.
pleasure boredom, tedium, monotony, dullness, ennui, dreariness
2. trembling, throb, shudder, flutter, fluttering, tremor, quiver, vibration He felt a thrill of fear, of adrenaline.
verb
1. excite, stimulate, arouse, move, send (slang), stir, flush, tingle, electrify, titillate, give someone a kick The electric atmosphere both thrilled and terrified him.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

thrill

verb
To move or excite greatly:
Slang: send.
noun
1. A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation:
Informal: wallop.
Slang: bang, boot, high, kick.
2. A nervous shaking of the body:
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Translations
رَعْشَةمَصْدَر فَرَحهَزَّةٌ من الفَرَحيَشْعُرُ بالإنْفِعال، يَهْتَزُّ طربا
rozechvěnírozechvětvzrušenívzrušující zážitek
henrykkehenrykkelsespænding
kiihtymys
uzbuđenje
æsandi upplifunspennavekja spennu hjá; vera spenntur
ぞくぞくする感じ
스릴
jaudinantis įvykisjaudintisjaudulystrileris
satraucošs notikums/pārdzīvojumssatrauktsatraukumssaviļņojumssaviļņot
rozochvenierozochvieťvzrušujúci zážitok
navdušitivznemirjenje
spänning
ความตื่นเต้น
heyecanheyecan veren şeyheyecanlan maksevinç fırtınası
sự hồi hộp

thrill

[θrɪl]
A. Nemoción f
all the thrills of the circustodas las emociones del circo
she felt a thrill (of joy)se estremeció (de alegría)
it gives him a cheap thrill to spy on her in the bathroomle da morbo espiarla en el baño
it was a great thrill to meet herme hizo muchísima ilusión conocerla
he gets a real thrill out of parachutinghacer paracaidismo le resulta muy emocionante or excitante
the film is full of thrills and spillsla película está llena de emoción
what a thrill!¡qué emoción!
B. VT [+ person, audience] → emocionar, excitar
I'm not exactly thrilled by the ideala idea no es que me entusiasme precisamente
C. VI she thrilled at or to his touchse estremeció cuando él la tocó
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thrill

[ˈθrɪl]
n [excitement] → excitation f; [pleasure] → sensation f (forte); [fear] → frisson m
to give sb a thrill → faire une forte impression sur qn
a thrill of anticipation → un frisson d'impatience
vitressaillir, frissonner
to thrill to sth
the stories which David had thrilled to so often → les histoires qui avaient si souvent fait frissonner David
to thrill at sth
The children will thrill at all their favourite characters → Tous leurs personnages préférés feront frissonner les enfants.
vt [+ person] (= delight) → ravir; [fascinate] → fasciner (= interest) → passionner; [+ audience] → électriser
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thrill

nErregung f; all the thrills and spills of the circusall die Sensationen und der Nervenkitzel des Zirkus; a thrill of joyeine freudige Erregung; a thrill of horrorein Entsetzensschauder m; she heard his voice with a thrill of excitementsie hörte seine Stimme, und Erregung durchfuhr sie; it gave me quite a thrill, it was quite a thrill for mees war ein richtiges Erlebnis; what a thrill!wie aufregend!; he gets a thrill out of huntingJagen hat für ihn einen ganz besonderen Reiz; the real thrill comes at the end of the bookdie eigentliche Sensation kommt erst am Ende des Buches; that’s how he gets his thrillsdas erregt ihn; this will give you the thrill of a lifetimedas wird DAS Erlebnis deines Lebens (sein); go on, give us a thrill! (inf)nun lass uns mal was sehen (inf)
vt person (story, crimes) → mitreißen, fesseln, packen; (experience) → eine Sensation sein für; (sb’s touch, voice etc) → freudig erzittern lassen; (sexually) → erregen; I was quite thrilled by the sight of the Alpsich war ganz hingerissen beim Anblick der Alpen; I was thrilled to get your letterich habe mich riesig über deinen Brief gefreut; the thought of going to America thrilled herder Gedanke an eine Amerikareise versetzte sie in freudige Erregung; to be thrilled to bits (inf)sich freuen wie ein Kind; (esp child) → ganz aus dem Häuschen sein vor Freude
vi she thrilled at the sound of his voice/to his touchein freudiger Schauer durchlief sie, als sie seine Stimme hörte/bei seiner Berührung
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thrill

[θrɪl]
1. n (of fear) → brivido; (of pleasure, joy) → fremito
it gave me a great thrill → è stata un'esperienza emozionante
2. vt (with fear) → far rabbrividire; (with pleasure) → entusiasmare; (audience) → elettrizzare
I was thrilled to get your letter → la tua lettera mi ha fatto veramente piacere
3. vitremare
to thrill at or to sth → fremere (di gioia) a qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thrill

(θril) verb
to (cause someone to) feel excitement. She was thrilled at/by the invitation.
noun
1. an excited feeling. a thrill of pleasure/expectation.
2. something which causes this feeling. Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.
ˈthriller noun
an exciting novel or play, usually about crime, detectives etc. I always take a thriller to read on the train.
ˈthrilling adjective
exciting.
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thrill

رَعْشَة vzrušení henrykkelse Erregung ρίγος estremecimiento kiihtymys frisson uzbuđenje brivido ぞくぞくする感じ 스릴 sensatie spenning dreszcz sensação возбуждение spänning ความตื่นเต้น heyecan sự hồi hộp 异常兴奋
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

thrill

n. frémito, estremecimiento, vibración o ruido especial que se siente por palpación;
aneurysmal ______ aneurismático;
aortic ______ aórtico;
arterial ______ arterial;
diastolic ______ diastólico;
presystolic ______ presistólico;
systolic; ______ sistólico;
v. emocionarse, excitarse;
v. emocionar, excitar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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His business in life, whereby he lived, was to appear in a cage of performing leopards before vast audiences, and to thrill those audiences by certain exhibitions of nerve for which his employers rewarded him on a scale commensurate with the thrills he produced.
above all, For the resurrection of deep-buried faith In Truth -- in Virtue -- in Humanity -- Of all who, on Despair's unhallowed bed Lying down to die, have suddenly arisen At thy soft-murmured words, "Let there be light!" At the soft-murmured words that were fulfilled In the seraphic glancing of thine eyes -- Of all who owe thee most -- whose gratitude Nearest resembles worship -- oh, remember The truest -- the most fervently devoted, And think that these weak lines are written by him -- By him who, as he pens them, thrills to think His spirit is communing with an angel's.
A brief description of the game may interest those Earth readers who care for chess, and will not be lost upon those who pursue this narrative to its conclusion, since before they are done they will find that a knowledge of jetan will add to the interest and the thrills that are in store for them.
She shall still recline Upon the scented balustrade and glow With spring that thrills her warm blood into wine.
And she felt other thrills. Her blood was touched, as by fire, with romance, adventure--the unknown, the mysterious, the terrible--as she penetrated this haunt of men where women came not.
When the heart is anguished with unutterable emotion, it speaks in accents that deaden all the nerves, and thrill the ears." Tom was getting to be animated, and when that was the case, his ideas flowed like a torrent after a thunder-shower, or in volumes, and a little muddily.
The least sound of it was a stimulus to his love, and he thrilled and throbbed with every word she uttered.
It was one of the things that puzzled him that he did not like her at all in the morning, and only moderately in the afternoon, but at night the touch of her hand thrilled him.
"That is all very true," said the Republican Form of Government, putting on its hobnail shoes; "but consider how I thrill you every Fourth of July."
I know because of the thrill. When I hit on a name that suits exactly it gives me a thrill.
At that moment she was oblivious of her surroundings, and from her smiling lips flowed sounds which anyone may produce at the same intervals hold for the same time, but which leave you cold a thousand times and the thousand and first time thrill you and make you weep.
It was on the very night which succeeded the events which have just been narrated, when suddenly into Monica William's head, as she tossed upon her sleepless bed, there shot a thought which made her sit up with a thrill and a gasp.