thrill

Meaning

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.

Concepts

thrill

shiver

shudder

excite

excitement

quiver

tremble

rush

kick

delight

chill

throb

bang

charge

stimulate

tremor

vibration

electrify

vibrate

tingling

charm

thirl

horripilation

tickle

beatify

exalt

exhilarate

inebriate

tickle pink

frisson

tingle

boot

flush

stimulation

quivering

wince

abduct

bewitch

dazzle

kidnap

loot

plunder

rob

steal

be moved

feel chilly

be seized with emotion

become sexual excited

stir

stun

trembling

high

flicker

erection of the hair

buzz

drive

gas

kill

oscillate

enchant

enrapture

please

be shivering

creep

crave

desire

hanker

long for

yearn

frisk

gambol

emotion

pathos

pulse

move

touch

chattering

fremitus

quaver

enthuse

inspire

rouse

festive mood

merriment

rejoicing

oscillation

becharm

enthrall

undulate

sensation

ecstasy

rapture

arouse

turn on

arouse enthusiasm

agitate

exciting

irritate

provoke

upset

shake

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹɪl/

Etymology

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