thrill

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /θɹɪl/, X-SAMPA: /TrIl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology

From Old English þyrlian.

Verb

thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)

1. (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
   • 1937, Frank Churchill and Leigh Harline, “One Song”, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney:

     One love / That has possessed me; / One love / Thrilling me through

2. (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
3. (obsolete) To pierce.

Translations

suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify

• Dutch: opwinden (nl)
• Finnish: sykähdyttää (fi), riemastuttaa (fi)
• French: exciter (fr), émoustiller (fr)
• German: erregen (de), begeistern (de)
• Polish: wzruszać (pl), zachwycać (pl), poruszać (pl)
• Portuguese: emocionar (pt)

• Russian: взволновать (ru) (vzvolnovatʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: uzbuditi (sh)
• Spanish: emocionar (es), excitar (es), entusiasmar (es)
• Turkish: heyecanlandırmak (tr)

feel a sudden excitement

• German: in Spannung versetzen (de)
• Russian: взволноваться (ru) (vzvolnovatʹsja)

• Turkish: heyecanlanmak (tr)

cause something to tremble or quiver

• Finnish: värisyttää (fi)
• German: erschauern lassen (de)

• Russian: вызвать (ru) (vyzvatʹ) дрожь (ru) (drožʹ)
• Turkish: titretmek (tr)

tremble or quiver

• Dutch: sidderen (nl), trillen (nl)
• Finnish: värähtää (fi)
• German: erschauern (de)

• Russian: дрожать (ru) (drožatʹ)
• Turkish: titremek (tr)

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• Arabic: الاثارة

Noun

thrill (plural thrills)

1. a trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion
2. a cause of sudden excitement; a kick
3. (medicine) a slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur

Derived terms

Terms derived from thrill (noun)

cheap thrill thrill kill / thrill killing

thrill killer thrilly

Translations

trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion

• Dutch: siddering (nl) f, trilling (nl) f
• Finnish: väristys
• French: frisson (fr)
• Irish: díoth (ga) m
• Manx: ard-taitnys (gv) m

• Polish: dreszcz m, dreszczyk m
• Portuguese: arrepio (pt) m
• Russian: трепет (ru) (trepet)
• Spanish: escalofrío (es) m
• Turkish: heyecan (tr)

cause of sudden excitement; a kick

• Dutch: siddering (nl) f
• Finnish: jännitys (fi)

• Romanian: fior (ro)
• Turkish: korku (tr)

slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur

• Dutch: siddering (nl) f
• German: Herzklopfen (de) n

• Turkish: çarpıntı (tr)