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.