verb
thrill
thih
verb
1
To give someone a sudden rush of excitement or pleasure.
"The roller coaster thrilled the whole family."
"She was thrilled to hear she got the job."
noun
1
A sudden feeling of excitement or pleasure.
"There's nothing like the thrill of a last-minute goal."
"He described the thrill of skydiving for the first time."
How to Use Thrill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rush of excitement, or to cause that feeling in someone.
Common pairings
thrilled to bits
a thrill of excitement
thrill-seeker
Word Forms
thrilled past tense, thrilled past tense, thrills plural, thrills singular, thrills singular
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Etymology
From Old English þyrlian, "to pierce," related to thirl (an old word for a hole) — the sense shifted from a physical piercing to the figurative feeling of being "pierced" by excitement.