thrill

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /θɹɪl/, 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. (transitive) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify.
   • 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. (intransitive) To feel a sudden excitement.
3. (transitive) To cause something to tremble or quiver.
4. (intransitive) To tremble or quiver.
5. (archaic) To pierce.

Translations

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

Croatian: uzbuditi (hr) Finnish: sykähdyttää, riemastuttaa French: exciter (fr), émoustiller (fr) German: erregen (de)

Polish: wzruszać, zachwycać, poruszać Portuguese: emocionar (pt) Spanish: emocionar (es), excitar (es), entusiasmar (es)

feel a sudden excitement

cause something to tremble or quiver

Finnish: värisyttää

tremble or quiver

Dutch: sidderen (nl), trillen (nl)

Finnish: värähtää (fi)

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Arabic: الاثارة Turkish: heyecanlandırmak, titremek

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

• cheap thrill
• thrilly

Translations

trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion

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

Polish: dreszcz m., dreszczyk m. Portuguese: arrepio (pt) m. 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.