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English noun: thrill | |||
| 1. | thrill (feeling) the swift release of a store of affective force | ||
| Samples | 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 | bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excitement, exhilaration | ||
| 2. | thrill (feeling) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | ||
| Samples | A frisson of surprise shot through him. | ||
| Synonyms | chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, tingle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
| 3. | thrill (act) something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation | ||
| Samples | The thrills of space travel. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excitation, excitement | ||
English verb: thrill | |||
| 1. | thrill (perception) cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input | ||
| Samples | The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
| 2. | thrill (emotion) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | ||
| Samples | He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine. | ||
| Synonyms | tickle, vibrate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir | ||
| 3. | thrill (motion) tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | ||
| Synonyms | shiver, shudder, throb | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tremble | ||
| 4. | thrill (emotion) fill with sublime emotion | ||
| Samples | The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies. He was inebriated by his phenomenal success. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will thrill him, The performance is likely to thrill Sue | ||
| Synonyms | beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift | ||
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