thrill

Significat

Verb

1. To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
2. To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
3. (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
4. (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.

Noun

1. A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
2. A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
3. A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
4. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/θɹɪl/

Etimologia

From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb).