thrill
Nouns
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(n) 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
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(n) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
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(n) something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
- the thrills of space travel
Verbs
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(v) cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
- The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
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(v) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
- (v) tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement shiver, shudder, throb,
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(v) fill with sublime emotion
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success