A Topical Dictionary: Search for thrill

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thrill \Thrill\ (thr[i^]l), n. [See Trill.]
A warbling; a trill.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thrill \Thrill\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel an aperture. See Thrill,
v. t.]
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, 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.
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I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.
--Shak.
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2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite
sensation, running through the body.
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To seek sweet safety out
In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.
--Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore.
[root]53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril,
Trill to trickle.]
1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to
transfix; to drill. [Obs.]
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He pierced through his chafed chest
With thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
--Spenser.
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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.
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To bathe in flery floods, or to reside
In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak.
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Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.
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The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
That sudden cold did run through every vein.
--Spenser.
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3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
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I'll thrill my javelin. --Heywood.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thrill \Thrill\, n.
1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
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2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement;
as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. --Burns.
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WordNet thrill
n 1: 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"
[syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, kick]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill,
quiver, shudder, tingle]
3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were
thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled
by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: tickle, vibrate]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder,
shiver, throb]
4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is
obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated
by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, inebriate,
exalt, beatify]

Moby Dictionary
ache , acute pain , agonize , ail , anguish , animate , arouse , bang ,
becharm , bewitch , bite , blanch , blench , boot , boring pain , buzz ,
captivate , carry away , charge , charley horse , charm , cramp , cramps ,
crick , darting pain , delectate , delight , electrify , enchant ,
enliven , enrapture , enravish , enthrall , enthuse , entrance , excite ,
excitement , fascinate , feel pain , feel the pangs , fidget , flip out ,
flush , flutter , freak out , freak out on , frisson , fulgurant pain ,
galvanize , get high on , girdle pain , give a thrill , glow , gnawing ,
go pitapat , grimace , griping , have a misery , have the fidgets ,
have the shakes , heave , hitch , hurt , imparadise , impassion ,
inspire , intoxicate , itch , jerk , jollies , jumping pain , kick , kink ,
knock dead , knock out , lancinating pain , lift , move , nip ,
palpitate , pang , pant , paresthesia , paroxysm , pinch ,
pins and needles , pound , prick , prickle , prickles , prickling ,
pulsation , quake , quaver , quicken , quiver , quivering , rally ,
ravish , rouse , rush , rush of emotion , scratch , seizure , send ,
sensation , shake , sharp pain , shiver , shoot , shooting ,
shooting pain , shrink , shudder , shuddering , slay , smart , spasm ,
squirm , stab , stabbing pain , stimulate , stimulation , sting ,
stinging , stir , stitch , strike , suffer , surge of emotion , swell ,
swell with emotion , thrill to , throb , throbbing , throes , tickle ,
tickle pink , tingle , tingle with excitement , tingling , titillate ,
titillation , tormen , toss , toss and turn , touch , transport ,
tremble , trembling , tremor , tremor of excitement , tumble ,
turn on to , tweak , twinge , twist and turn , twitch , twitter ,
urtication , vibration , wallop , wiggle , wince , wow , wrench , wriggle ,
writhe