thrill

thrill
1. noun
1)

the thrill of jumping out of an airplane

Syn:
excitement, feeling of excitement, stimulation, adrenaline rush, pleasure, tingle; fun, enjoyment, amusement, delight, joy; informal buzz, high, rush, kick, charge
2)

a thrill of excitement ran through her

Syn:
wave, shiver, rush, surge, flash, blaze, tremor, quiver, flutter, shudder, frisson
2. verb
1)

his words thrilled her

Syn:
excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, inspire, delight, exhilarate, intoxicate, stir, charge up, electrify, galvanize, move, fire (with enthusiasm), fire someone's imagination; informal give someone a buzz, give someone a kick, give someone a charge
Ant:
bore
2)

he thrilled at the sound of her voice

Syn:
be/feel excited, tingle, quiver; informal get a buzz out of, get a kick out of, get a charge out of

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  • Thrill — 〈[ðrı̣l] m. 6; umg.〉 Nervenkitzel, packende Hochspannung; →a. Kick [→ Thriller] * * * Thrill [θrɪl ], der; s, s [engl. thrill, zu: to thrill, ↑ Thriller]: Nervenkitzel. * * * Thrill [θrɪl], der; s, s [engl. thrill, zu: to thrill, ↑ …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Thrill — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El thrill o frémito es un fenómeno cardiaco que se aprecia en la palpación cardiaca. Se podría describir como la sensación de roce que percibe la mano que es comparable con el ronroneo de un gato y que tiene siempre… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thrill — Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh through;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrill — Thrill, n. 1. A drill. See 3d {Drill}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. Burns. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrill — or Thrills may refer to:*Thrills, a Canadian brand of chewing gum *Thrill, a former brand of dishwashing detergent from Procter and Gamble.In music: *The Thrills, an Irish indie rock band *THE THRILL, a Japanese jazz horn and percussion band. *… …   Wikipedia

  • thrill — ● thrill nom masculin (anglais thrill) Série de vibrations perçues par la main placée à plat sur une région du corps. thrill [tʀil] n. m. ÉTYM. 1863, Jaccoud, dans une trad. de Graves, in D. D. L.; mot angl. « frisson, émotion, sensation ». ❖ ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • thrill — vb Thrill, electrify, enthuse are comparable when they mean to fill with emotions that stir or excite physically and mentally or to be stirred by such emotions. Thrill suggests pervasion by emotions that set one atingle or aquiver (as with… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • thrill — thrill·er; thrill·ful; thrill·ing·ly; thrill; …   English syllables

  • Thrill — Thrill, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel an aperture. See {Thrill}, v. t.] A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrill — Thrill, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] I have a faint cold… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrill — [ θril] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. thrill zu to thrill, vgl. ↑Thriller> Nervenkitzel; prickelnde Erregung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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