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thrill (thrl)
v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills
v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.
2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture.
3. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
v.intr.
1. To feel a sudden quiver of excitement or emotion.
2. To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
n.
1. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.
2. A source or cause of excitement or emotion.
3. Pathology A slight palpable vibration that often accompanies certain cardiac and circulatory abnormalities.
[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thrlian, from threl, hole; see ter-2 in Indo-European roots.]
thrilling·ly adv.
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thrill [θrɪl]
n
1. a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure seeing his book for sale gave him a thrill
2. a situation producing such a sensation it was a thrill to see Rome for the first time
3. a trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
4. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal slight tremor associated with a heart or vascular murmur, felt on palpation
vb
1. to feel or cause to feel a thrill
2. to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver
[Old English thȳrlian to pierce, from thyrel hole; see nostril, through]
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