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US
/ˈθɹɪɫ/
]
[ UK /θɹˈɪl/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈɪl/ ]
NOUN
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the swift release of a store of affective force
what a boot!
they got a great bang out of it
he does it for kicks
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin -
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
a frisson of surprise shot through him -
something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
the thrills of space travel
VERB
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fill with sublime emotion
He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow -
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
How To Use thrill In A Sentence
- Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
- Some experienced foreign jumpers displayed hand-in-hand group jumping, wingsuit jumping and somersaults during free fall; all the risky stunts thrilled the audience.
- That said, the chemistry between the two brings a thrilling tingle of excitement to the tale. Times, Sunday Times
- This nifty little thriller opens with the arresting image of a nebbishy accountant being dangled over the side of a bridge.
- Is the thrill of washing his socks so great that you have to pay council tax from the same address? The Sun
- We aren't interested in sparkly vampires or international spy thrillers. The Cold and Ugly Light of Truth: Special MFA Edition
- If only the local toerags sitting opposite knew what thrills these cardboard tubes contained.
- The designers designed a terrific pirate galleon and a thrilling Lost Boys' hideout.
- The voice was wheedling, half chanting, with a sickish thrill in it. DOLL'S EYES
- A friend of the singer said: ‘She was thrilled because a year ago she was being written off and people were saying her career was heading for the dumper.’