THRILL
Dictionary entry overview: What does thrill mean?
• THRILL (noun)
The noun THRILL has 3 senses:
1. the swift release of a store of affective force
2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
3. something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
Familiarity information: THRILL used as a noun is uncommon.
• THRILL (verb)
The verb THRILL has 4 senses:
1. cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
2. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
3. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
4. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink
Familiarity information: THRILL used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• THRILL (noun)
Meaning:
The swift release of a store of affective force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
thrill; kick; boot; bang; flush; rush; charge
Context examples:
they got a great bang out of it / what a boot! / he got a quick rush from injecting heroin / he does it for kicks
Hypernyms ("thrill" is a kind of...):
excitement; exhilaration (the feeling of lively and cheerful joy)
Meaning:
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
frisson; quiver; shudder; tingle; chill; shiver; thrill
Context example:
a frisson of surprise shot through him
Hypernyms ("thrill" is a kind of...):
fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
Meaning:
Something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the thrills of space travel
Hypernyms ("thrill" is a kind of...):
excitation; excitement (something that agitates and arouses)
• THRILL (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
Hypernyms (to "thrill" is one way to...):
excite; stimulate; stir (stir feelings in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
thrill; tickle; vibrate
Context example:
he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Hypernyms (to "thrill" is one way to...):
excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
shiver; shudder; thrill; throb
Hypernyms (to "thrill" is one way to...):
tremble (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
inebriate; exhilarate; beatify; exalt; thrill
Context examples:
The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies / He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
Hypernyms (to "thrill" is one way to...):
elate; intoxicate; lift up; pick up; uplift (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will thrill him
The performance is likely to thrill Sue
