thrilling

thrill

 (thrĭl)

v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly: was thrilled to learn that she had won the contest.

2. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

v.intr.

1. To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight: "His answer came that afternoon and she thrilled to see the handwriting" (Susan Minot).

2. To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

n.

1.

a. A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement: It gave him a thrill to learn their secret.

b. A source or cause of pleasure or excitement: the thrills of the amusement park.

2. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.

3. Medicine A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.

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[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thȳrlian, from thȳrel, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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thrill′ing·ly adv.

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thrilling

(ˈθrɪlɪŋ)

adj

1. very exciting or stimulating

2. vibrating or trembling

ˈthrillingly adv

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thrill•ing

(ˈθrɪl ɪŋ)

adj.

producing a thrill or thrills; exciting: a thrilling experience.

[1520–30]

thrill′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	thrilling - causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" electrifying exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
	2.	thrilling - causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake" stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"

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thrilling

adjective exciting, gripping, stimulating, stirring, sensational, rousing, riveting, electrifying, hair-raising, rip-roaring (informal) a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state
exciting boring, dull, tedious, dreary, quiet, tiresome, monotonous, staid, uninteresting, unmoving

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Translations

مُثِيرمُثير، يَهُز المَشاعِر

vzrušující

meget spændendespændende

erregendfesselndpackendspannend

συναρπαστικός

emocionante

jännittävä

palpitantpassionnantcaptivantexaltant

uzbuđujuć

hrollvekjandi; spennandi

emozionanteesaltantefilm]giallo [racconto]romanzo

ぞくぞくさせる

감격적인

spannend

nervepirrende

przejmujący

eletrizante

волнующий

srhljiv

spännande

เขย่าขวัญ

heyecan verici

ly kỳ

令人激动的

thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] ADJ [experience, match, climax] → emocionante; [performance] → apasionante
it was one of the most thrilling moments of my life → fue uno de los momentos más emocionantes de mi vida
you've actually met her? how thrilling! → ¿llegaste a conocerla? ¡qué emoción!

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thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj

[book, play] → palpitant(e)

[news, discovery] → excitant(e)

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thrilling

adj → aufregend; book, film → spannend, fesselnd; sensation → überwältigend, hinreißend; music → hinreißend, mitreißend; experience, victory → überwältigend, umwerfend (inf); (sexually) → erregend; we had a thrilling time → es war richtig aufregend

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thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj (book, play) → pieno/a di suspense; (news, discovery) → entusiasmante

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thrill

(θril) verb

to (cause someone to) feel excitement. She was thrilled at/by the invitation. vol opwinding wees يَشْعُرُ بالإنْفِعال، يَهْتَزُّ طربا развълнувам (се) encantar rozechvět begeistern henrykke συναρπάζω, προκαλώ ή νιώθω ρίγη συγκίνησης excitar; emocionar, conmover põnevil olema, erutama ذوق زده شدن یا کردن olla haltioissaan 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 opwindenbegeistre, rive med seg przyjemnie podniecać encantar a emoţiona; a încânta быть в восторге; вызывать трепет rozochvieť vznemiriti, navdušiti uzbuditi [få att] 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

noun

1. an excited feeling. a thrill of pleasure/expectation. opwinding هَزَّةٌ من الفَرَح трепет entusiasmo rozechvění die Erregung spænding ρίγος, ανατριχίλαemoción; sensación erutus شور و شعف jännitys émotion, frissonהתרגשות 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 magendreszczentusiasmo 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 emoção vzrušující zážitek das Spannende stor oplevelse συγκίνησηemoción, 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 sensatiestor opplevelse ekscytujące wydarzenie emoção eveniment emo­ţionant что-л. вызывающее трепет vzrušujúci zážitok vznemirjenje uzbuđenje spännande upplevelse สิ่งที่ทำให้ตื่นเต้น heyecan veren şey 令人激動的事物 щось хвилююче ہيجان آور điều gây hồi hộp 引人激动的事

ˈthriller noun

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 romance policial napínavé dílo der Thriller thriller μυθιστόρημα ή φιλμ αγωνίας, θρίλερ novela/obra de suspense põnevusjutt, triller رمان یا نمایشنامه مهیج trilleri roman/pièce à suspense מותחן भावोत्तेजक, रोमहर्ष्ज्ञक uzbudljiv roman, krimić krimi cerita detektif hrollvekja, spennu- thriller スリラー 추리 소설 trileris trilleris, asa sižeta lasāmviela cerita seram thrillergrøsser, thrillerdreszczowiec romance policial thriller, roman/film de groază остросюжетный роман napínavé dielo srhljivka triler thriller, rysare เรื่องเขย่าขวัญ gerilim filmi; polisiye roman 驚悚小說，驚悚片 трилер جوش پيدا کرنے والا truyện kinh dị, truyện trinh thám 惊险小说或电影等

ˈthrilling adjective

exciting. opwindend مُثير، يَهُز المَشاعِر вълнуващ emocionante vzrušující erregend spændende συναρπαστικόςemocionante, conmovedor, apasionante põnev هیجان انگیز jännittävä palpitantמותח रोमांचकारी uzbudljiv izgalmas menggetarkan hrollvekjandi; spennandi elettrizzante わくわくする 전율을 느끼게 하는 jaudinantis satraucošs; saviļņojošs mengujakan spannendbetagende, gripende, spennendeemocjonujący, 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

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thrilling

→ مُثِير vzrušující meget spændende fesselnd συναρπαστικός emocionante jännittävä palpitant uzbuđujuć eccitante ぞくぞくさせる 감격적인 spannend nervepirrende przejmujący eletrizante волнующий spännande เขย่าขวัญ heyecan verici ly kỳ 令人激动的

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