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| thrill [ thril ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (3rd person present singular thrills, present participle thrilling, past and past participle thrilled) |
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1. be or make somebody very excited: to feel intense excitement, or make somebody experience intense excitement
  The children were thrilled by the amusement park.
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2. be pleasurable: to feel great pleasure, or make somebody feel great pleasure
It thrilled me to see my old friends.
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3. vibrate or cause to vibrate: to vibrate, or make something or somebody quiver or vibrate
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noun (plural thrills) |
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1. cause of great excitement: a source or cause of intense excitement, and often pleasure
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2. feeling of excitement: a feeling of intense excitement, which may be experienced as a quivering or trembling sensation
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3. medicine tremor associated with heart-valve defects: a slight vibration of the chest wall often associated with some types of heart-valve condition
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| [ Old English þȳrlian 'go through' < þȳrel 'hole' < þruh 'through'] |
