thrill (redirected from thrills)

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.

---

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]

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"

---

thrill

noun

1. pleasure, charge (slang), kick (informal), glow, sensation, buzz (slang), high, stimulation, tingle, titillation, flush of excitement I remember the thrill of opening presents on Christmas morning.
pleasure boredom, tedium, monotony, dullness, ennui, dreariness

2. trembling, throb, shudder, flutter, fluttering, tremor, quiver, vibration He felt a thrill of fear, of adrenaline.

verb

excite, stimulate, arouse, move, send (slang), stir, flush, tingle, electrify, titillate, give someone a kick The electric atmosphere both thrilled and terrified him.

Translations

thrill [θrɪl]

A. N → emoción f
all the thrills of the circus → todas las emociones del circo
she felt a thrill (of joy) → se estremeció(de alegría)
it gives him a cheap thrill to spy on her in the bathroom → le da morbo espiarla en el baño
it was a great thrill to meet her → me hizo muchísima ilusión conocerla
he gets a real thrill out of parachuting → hacer paracaidismo le resulta muy emocionante or excitante
the film is full of thrills and spills → la película está llena de emoción
what a thrill! → ¡qué emoción!

B. VT [+ person, audience] → emocionar, excitar
I'm not exactly thrilled by the idea → la idea no es que me entusiasme precisamente

C. VI she thrilled at or to his touch → se estremeció cuando él la tocó

---

thrill [ˈθrɪl]

n [excitement] → excitation f; [pleasure] → sensation f (forte); [fear] → frisson m
to give sb a thrill → faire une forte impression sur qn
a thrill of anticipation → un frisson d'impatience

vi → tressaillir, frissonner
to thrill to sth
the stories which David had thrilled to so often → les histoires qui avaient si souvent fait frissonner David
to thrill at sth
The children will thrill at all their favourite characters → Tous leurs personnages préférés feront frissonner les enfants.

vt [+ person] (= delight) → ravir; [fascinate] → fasciner (= interest) → passionner; [+ audience] → électriser

---

thrill

n → Erregung f; all the thrills and spills of the circus → all die Sensationen und der Nervenkitzel des Zirkus; a thrill of joy → eine freudige Erregung; a thrill of horror → ein Entsetzensschauder m; she heard his voice with a thrill of excitement → sie hörte seine Stimme, und Erregung durchfuhr sie; it gave me quite a thrill, it was quite a thrill for me → es war ein richtiges Erlebnis; what a thrill! → wie aufregend!; he gets a thrill out of hunting → Jagen hat für ihn einen ganz besonderen Reiz; the real thrill comes at the end of the book → die eigentliche Sensation kommt erst am Ende des Buches; that’s how he gets his thrills → das erregt ihn; this will give you the thrill of a lifetime → das wird DAS Erlebnis deines Lebens (sein); go on, give us a thrill! (inf) → nun lass uns mal was sehen (inf)

vt person (story, crimes) → mitreißen, fesseln, packen; (experience) → eine Sensation sein für; (sb’s touch, voice etc) → freudig erzittern lassen; (sexually) → erregen; I was quite thrilled by the sight of the Alps → ich war ganz hingerissen beim Anblick der Alpen; I was thrilled to get your letter → ich habe mich riesig über deinen Brief gefreut; the thought of going to America thrilled her → der Gedanke an eine Amerikareise versetzte sie in freudige Erregung; to be thrilled to bits (inf) → sich freuen wie ein Kind; (esp child) → ganz aus dem Häuschen sein vor Freude

vi she thrilled at the sound of his voice/to his touch → ein freudiger Schauer durchlief sie, als sie seine Stimme hörte/bei seiner Berührung

---

thrill [θrɪl]

1. n (of fear) → brivido; (of pleasure, joy) → fremito
it gave me a great thrill → è stata un'esperienza emozionante

2. vt (with fear) → far rabbrividire; (with pleasure) → entusiasmare; (audience) → elettrizzare
I was thrilled to get your letter → la tua lettera mi ha fatto veramente piacere

3. vi → tremare
to thrill at or to sth → fremere (di gioia) a qc

---

thrill

v thrill [θril]

to (cause someone to) feel excitement She was thrilled at/by the invitation. vol opwinding wees يَشْعُرُ بالإنْفِعال، يَهْتَزُّ طربا развълнувам (се) rozechvět henrykke begeistern συναρπάζω, προκαλώ ή νιώθω ρίγη συγκίνησης excitar; emocionar, conmover põnevil olema, erutama ذوق زده شدن یا کردن värisyttää exciter לְרַגֵש रोमांचित करना uzbuditi (se), ushititi (se) felvillanyoz menggembirakan vekja spennu hjá; vera spenntur eccitare, elettrizzare わくわくさせる 전율을 느끼게 하다 sujaudinti, jaudintis satraukt; saviļņot mengujakan (zich) opwinden begeistre, rive med seg przyjemnie podniecać encantar a emoţiona; a încânta быть в восторге; вызывать трепет rozochvieť vznemiriti, navdušiti uzbuditi [] rysa av spänning ทำให้ตื่นเต้น heyecanlan(dır)mak 使激動 відчувати трепет; розхвилюватися جھرجھري پيدا کرنا، ہيجان پيدا کرنا hồi hộp, xúc động 使激动

n

1 an excited feeling a thrill of pleasure/expectation. opwinding هَزَّةٌ من الفَرَح трепет rozechvění spænding die Erregung ρίγος, ανατριχίλα emoción; sensación erutus شور و شعف väristys émotion, frisson הִתרַגשוּת रोमांच uzbuđenje, jeza izgalom getaran hati spenna brivido, fremito わくわくする感じ 전율 susijaudinimas, jaudulys satraukums; saviļņojums perasaan teruja gevoel van opwinding spenning, kiling i magen dreszcz entusiasmo fior, emoţie восторг; трепет rozochvenie drhtenje uzbuđenje spänning, rysning ความรู้สึกตื่นเต้น heyecan, sevinç fırtınası 一陣激動 збудження, глибоке хвилювання جوش، جھرجھري cảm giác hồi hộp 一阵激动

2 something which causes this feeling Meeting the Queen was a great thrill. opwindende ervaring مَصْدَر فَرَح вълнение vzrušující zážitek stor oplevelse das Spannende συγκίνηση emoción, sensación emocionante/conmovedora põnev sündmus هر چیز شور انگیز jännittävä kokemus émotion אֵירוּעַ מְרַגֵש संवेदना-तरंग koji budi uzbuđenje izgalom kegembiraan æsandi upplifun emozione わくわくするもの 전율을 느끼게 하는 것 jaudinantis įvykis sensācija; satraucošs notikums/pārdzīvojums perkara yg mengujakan sensatie stor opplevelse ekscytujące wydarzenie emoção eveniment emo­ţionant что-л. вызывающее трепет vzrušujúci zážitok vznemirjenje uzbuđenje spännande upplevelse สิ่งที่ทำให้ตื่นเต้น heyecan veren şey 引人激動的事 щось хвилююче ہيجان آور điều gây hồi hộp 引人激动的事

n thriller

an exciting novel or play, usually about crime, detectives etc I always take a thriller to read on the train. riller قِصَّةٌ أو مَسْرَحِيَّةٌ بوليسيَّه مُثيرَه трилър napínavé dílo thriller der Thriller μυθιστόρημα ή φιλμ αγωνίας, θρίλερ novela/obra de suspense põnevusjutt, triller رمان یا نمایشنامه مهیج trilleri roman/pièce à suspense מוֹתחָן भावोत्तेजक, रोमहर्ष्ज्ञक uzbudljiv roman, krimić krimi cerita detektif hrollvekja, spennu- thriller スリラー 추리 소설 trileris trilleris, asa sižeta lasāmviela cerita seram thriller grøsser, thriller dreszczowiec romance policial thriller, roman/film de groază остросюжетный роман napínavé dielo srhljivka triler thriller, rysare เรื่องเขย่าขวัญ gerilim filmi; polisiye roman 驚險小說或電影等, 令人毛骨悚然的小說 трилер جوش پيدا کرنے والا truyện kinh dị, truyện trinh thám 惊险小说或电影等, 令人毛骨悚然的小说

adj thrilling

exciting. opwindend مُثير، يَهُز المَشاعِر вълнуващ vzrušující spændende erregend συναρπαστικός emocionante, conmovedor, apasionante põnev هیجان انگیز jännittävä palpitant מוֹתֵח रोमांचकारी uzbudljiv izgalmas menggetarkan hrollvekjandi; spennandi elettrizzante わくわくする 전율을 느끼게 하는 jaudinantis satraucošs; saviļņojošs mengujakan spannend betagende, gripende, spennende emocjonujący, ekscytujący emocionante palpitant захватывающий vzrušujúci srhljiv uzbudljiv spännande เขย่าขวัญ heyecan verici 令人激動的 хвилюючий, захопливий ہيجان خيز gây sợ hãi 令人激动的

---

thrill → رعشة vzrušení henrykkelse Erregung ρίγος estremecimiento kiihtymys frisson jeza brivido ぞくぞくする感じ 스릴 sensatie spenning dreszcz sensação возбуждение spänning ความตื่นเต้น heyecan sự run lên 异常兴奋