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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thrill \Thrill\ (thr[i^]l), noun [See {Trill}.] A warbling; a trill.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thrill \Thrill\, noun [AS. [thorn]yrel an aperture. See {Thrill}, verb (used with an object)] A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thrill \Thrill\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore. [root]53. See {Through}, and cf. {Drill} to bore, {Nostril}, {Trill} to trickle.]
1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. [Obs.]
He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. --Spenser.
2. Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.
To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak.
Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. --Spenser.
3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
I'll thrill my javelin. --Heywood.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thrill \Thrill\, noun
1. A drill. See 3d {Drill}, 1.
2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. --Burns.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thrill \Thrill\, verb (used without an object)
1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins. --Shak.
2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
To seek sweet safety out In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
thrill
noun
1: 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" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {kick}]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {tingle}]
3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
verb
1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {tickle}, {vibrate}]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {throb}]
4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate}, {exalt}, {beatify}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
168 Moby Thesaurus words for "thrill": ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, anguish, animate, arouse, bang, becharm, bewitch, bite, blanch, blench, boot, boring pain, buzz, captivate, carry away, charge, charley horse, charm, cramp, cramps, crick, darting pain, delectate, delight, electrify, enchant, enliven, enrapture, enravish, enthrall, enthuse, entrance, excite, excitement, fascinate, feel pain, feel the pangs, fidget, flip out, flush, flutter, freak out, freak out on, frisson, fulgurant pain, galvanize, get high on, girdle pain, give a thrill, glow, gnawing, go pitapat, grimace, griping, have a misery, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, hitch, hurt, imparadise, impassion, inspire, intoxicate, itch, jerk, jollies, jumping pain, kick, kink, knock dead, knock out, lancinating pain, lift, move, nip, palpitate, pang, pant, paresthesia, paroxysm, pinch, pins and needles, pound, prick, prickle, prickles, prickling, pulsation, quake, quaver, quicken, quiver, quivering, rally, ravish, rouse, rush, rush of emotion, scratch, seizure, send, sensation, shake, sharp pain, shiver, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, shrink, shudder, shuddering, slay, smart, spasm, squirm, stab, stabbing pain, stimulate, stimulation, sting, stinging, stir, stitch, strike, suffer, surge of emotion, swell, swell with emotion, thrill to, throb, throbbing, throes, tickle, tickle pink, tingle, tingle with excitement, tingling, titillate, titillation, tormen, toss, toss and turn, touch, transport, tremble, trembling, tremor, tremor of excitement, tumble, turn on to, tweak, twinge, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, urtication, vibration, wallop, wiggle, wince, wow, wrench, wriggle, writhe
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