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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 Thrill noun?

   • Definition of thrill noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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.

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   What does it mean if something thrills you?

   • ...the realization that new adventures, new thrills, and new worlds lie ahead. If something thrills you, or if you thrill at it, it gives you a feeling of great pleasure and excitement. The electric atmosphere both terrified and thrilled him. [VERB noun] The children will thrill at all their favourite characters. [V + at/to] 3.

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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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     THRILL meaning: 1. a feeling of extreme excitement, usually...

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     THRILL definicja: 1. a feeling of extreme excitement,...

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     THRILL translate: 興奮；激動；緊張感, （使）興奮；（使）激動；（使）緊張. Learn more...

   • Thrill: Russian Translation

     THRILL translate: нервное возбуждение, глубокое волнение,...

   • Thrill Spanish Translation

     THRILL translate: emoción, emocionar, emoción [feminine,...

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   something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation. “the thrills of space travel”. see more see less. type of: excitation, excitement. something that agitates and arouses. noun. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright.

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