thrill

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.

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[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thrlian, from threl, hole; see ter-² in Indo-European roots.]

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thrilling·ly adv.

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thrill

Noun

1. a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure: he felt a thrill of excitement

2. a situation producing such a sensation: all the thrills of rafting the meandering Dordogne

3. a sudden trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock

Verb

1. to feel or cause to feel a thrill

2. to vibrate or quiver [Old English thȳrlian to pierce]

thrilling adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thrill - the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" kick, boot, bang, flush, rush, charge excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
	2.	thrill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, shiver, chill fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
	3.	thrill - something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel" excitation, excitement - something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
Verb	1.	thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
	2.	thrill - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" tickle, vibrate stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
	3.	thrill - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement shiver, shudder, throb tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
	4.	thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

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thrill

noun 1. pleasure, charge (slang) kick (informal) glow, sensation, buzz (slang) high, stimulation, tingle, titillation, flush of excitement << OPPOSITE tedium

noun 2. trembling, throb, shudder, flutter, fluttering, tremor, quiver, vibration

verb 3. excite, stimulate, arouse, move, send (slang) stir, flush, tingle, electrify, titillate, give someone a kick

Translations

thrill [θrɪl] n (= excitement) → emoción f

vt → emocionar;

to be thrilled (with gift etc) → estar encantado

thrill [θrɪl] n (= excitement) → émotion f, sensation forte (= shudder); frisson m

vi → tressaillir, frissonner

vt [+ audience] → électriser

thrill [θrɪl] n (excitement) → Aufregung f;

(shudder) → Erregung f

vi → zittern

vt [+ person, audience] → erregen;

to be thrilled (with gift etc) → sich riesig freuen

thrill [θrɪl] n → brivido

vi → eccitarsi, tremare

vt [+ audience] → elettrizzare;

I was thrilled to get your letter → la tua lettera mi ha fatto veramente piacere

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thrill

v thrill [θril]

to (cause someone to) feel excitement She was thrilled at/by the invitation.vol opwinding weesيَشْعُرُ بالإنْفِعال، يَهْتَزُّ طرباразвълнувам (се)rozechvěthenrykkebegeisternσυναρπάζω, προκαλώ ή νιώθω ρίγη συγκίνησηςexcitar; emocionar, conmoverpõnevil olema, erutamaذوق زده شدن یا کردنolla haltioissaanexciterלְרַגֵשरोमांचित करनाuzbuditi (se), ushititi (se)felvillanyozmenggembirakanvekja spennu hjá; vera spenntureccitare, elettrizzareわくわくさせる가슴 설레게 하다; 설레다sujaudinti, jaudintissatraukt; saviļņotmengujakan(zich) opwindenbegeistre, rive med segprzyjemnie podniecaćencantara emoţiona; a încântaбыть в восторге; вызывать трепетrozochvieťvznemiriti, navdušitiuzbuditi[] rysa av spänningทำให้ตื่นเต้นheyecanlan(dır)mak使激動відчувати трепет; розхвилюватисяجھرجھري پيدا کرنا، ہيجان پيدا کرناhồi hộp, xúc động使激动

n

1 an excited feeling a thrill of pleasure/expectation.opwindingهَزَّةٌ من الفَرَحтрепетrozechvěníspændingdie Erregungρίγος, ανατριχίλαemoción; sensaciónerutusشور و شعفjännitysémotion, frissonהִתרַגשוּתरोमांचuzbuđenje, jezaizgalomgetaran hatispennabrivido, fremitoわくわくする感じ설렘susijaudinimas, jaudulyssatraukums; saviļņojumsperasaan terujagevoel van opwindingspenning, kiling i magendreszczentusiasmofior, emoţieвосторг; трепетrozochveniedrhtenjeuzbuđenjespänning, rysningความรู้สึกตื่นเต้นheyecan, sevinç fırtınası一陣激動збудження, глибоке хвилюванняجوش، جھرجھريcảm giác hồi hộp一阵激动

2 something which causes this feeling Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.opwindende ervaringمَصْدَر فَرَحвълнениеvzrušující zážitekstor oplevelsedas Spannendeσυγκίνησηemoción, sensación emocionante/conmovedorapõnev sündmusهر چیز شور انگیزsykähdyttävä kokemusémotionאֵירוּעַ מְרַגֵשसंवेदना-तरंगkoji budi uzbuđenjeizgalomkegembiraanæsandi upplifunemozioneわくわくするもの설레게 하는 것jaudinantis įvykissensācija; satraucošs notikums/pārdzīvojumsperkara yg mengujakansensatiestor opplevelseekscytujące wydarzenieemoçãoeveniment emo­ţionantчто-л. вызывающее трепетvzrušujúci zážitokvznemirjenjeuzbuđenjespännande upplevelseสิ่งที่ทำให้ตื่นเต้นheyecan veren şey引人激動的事щось хвилюючеہيجان آورđiều gây hồi hộp引人激动的事

n ˈthriller

an exciting novel or play, usually about crime, detectives etc I always take a thriller to read on the train.rillerقِصَّةٌ أو مَسْرَحِيَّةٌ بوليسيَّه مُثيرَهтрилърnapínavé dílothrillerder Thrillerμυθιστόρημα ή φιλμ αγωνίας, θρίλερnovela/obra de suspensepõnevusjutt, trillerرمان یا نمایشنامه مهیجtrilleriroman/pièce à suspenseמוֹתחָןभावोत्तेजक, रोमहर्ष्ज्ञकuzbudljiv roman, krimićkrimicerita detektifhrollvekja, spennu-thrillerスリラー스릴러물trileristrilleris, asa sižeta lasāmvielacerita seramthrillergrøsser, thrillerdreszczowiecromance policialthriller, roman/film de groazăостросюжетный романnapínavé dielosrhljivkatrilerthriller, rysareเรื่องเขย่าขวัญgerilim filmi; polisiye roman驚險小說或電影等, 令人毛骨悚然的小說трилерجوش پيدا کرنے والاtruyện kinh dị, truyện trinh thám惊险小说或电影等, 令人毛骨悚然的小说

adj ˈthrilling

exciting. opwindendمُثير، يَهُز المَشاعِرвълнуващvzrušujícíspændendeerregendσυναρπαστικόςemocionante, conmovedor, apasionantepõnevهیجان انگیزjännittäväpalpitantמוֹתֵחरोमांचकारीuzbudljivizgalmasmenggetarkanhrollvekjandi; spennandielettrizzanteわくわくする두근거리게 하는, 오싹하는jaudinantissatraucošs; saviļņojošsmengujakanspannendbetagende, gripende, spennendeemocjonujący, ekscytującyemocionantepalpitantзахватывающийvzrušujúcisrhljivuzbudljivspännandeเขย่าขวัญheyecan verici令人激動的хвилюючий, захопливийہيجان خيزgây sợ hãi令人激动的