Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: thrill
IPA transcription: [θɹ'ɪl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
    Meaning: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
  • Synonyms: thrill
    Meaning: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thrill
    Meaning: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
  • Synonyms: thrill, tickle, vibrate
    Meaning: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
Usage examples
  • A thrill of excitement ran through the meeting.
  • He, too, must have felt a singular thrill at that moment.
  • I confess that I witnessed the whole occurrence with a thrill of pride.
  • When he touched her clothes a thrill of something like terror went through him.
  • Harry felt an extraordinary thrill, a thrill that was, in many ways, most painful.
  • William wandered round the neighbourhood experiencing all the thrill of the outlaw.
  • I caught in Drake's swift glance the echo of my own thrill of apprehension for her sanity.
  • The sensation was new to him--a new thrill to one who lived for thrills, and he laughed suddenly.
  • If the tide was high there was an added thrill, for some of the contestants were sure to run into the water.
  • A thrill of rapture ran through the banker's veins as he plunged his fingers in amongst the glittering stones.