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.

Synonyms

shiver

shudder

excitement

excite

quiver

tremble

rush

kick

bang

stimulate

throb

chill

charge

delight

tingling

vibrate

vibration

tremor

electrify

stimulation

exalt

thirl

tingle

tickle

charm

exhilarate

tickle pink

beatify

boot

👢

flush

horripilation

inebriate

frisson

pathos

please

plunder

provoke

pulse

quaver

quivering

rapture

rejoicing

rob

rouse

sensation

shake

steal

stir

stun

touch

trembling

turn on

undulate

upset

wince

yearn

becharm

be moved

feel chilly

fremitus

ecstasy

festive mood

be seized with emotion

become sexual excited

erection of the hair

be shivering

abduct

arouse enthusiasm

agitate

arouse

bewitch

buzz

chattering

crave

creep

dazzle

desire

drive

emotion

enchant

enrapture

enthrall

enthuse

exciting

flicker

frisk

gambol

gas

hanker

high

inspire

irritate

kidnap

kill

🔪🩸👤

long for

loot

merriment

move

oscillate

oscillation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: þȳrlian

In summary

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