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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\  (thr[i^]l),  n.  [See  {Trill}.] 
  A  warbling;  a  trill. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\,  n.  [AS.  [thorn]yrel  an  aperture.  See  {Thrill}, 
  v.  t.] 
  A  breathing  place  or  hole;  a  nostril,  as  of  a  bird. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Thrilled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Thrilling}.]  [OE.  thrillen,  [thorn]irlen,  [thorn]urlen,  to 
  pierce;  all  probably  fr  AS  [thorn]yrlian,  [thorn]yrelian, 
  Fr  [thorn]yrel  pierced;  as  a  noun  a  hole,  fr  [thorn]urh 
  through  probably  akin  to  D.  drillen  to  drill,  to  bore. 
  [root]53.  See  {Through},  and  cf  {Drill}  to  bore,  {Nostril}, 
  {Trill}  to  trickle.] 
  1.  To  perforate  by  a  pointed  instrument;  to  bore;  to 
  transfix;  to  drill.  [Obs.] 
 
  He  pierced  through  his  chafed  chest  With  thrilling 
  point  of  deadly  iron  brand.  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  Hence  to  affect,  as  if  by  something  that  pierces  or 
  pricks;  to  cause  to  have  a  shivering,  throbbing,  tingling, 
  or  exquisite  sensation;  to  pierce;  to  penetrate. 
 
  To  bathe  in  flery  floods,  or  to  reside  In  thrilling 
  region  of  thick-ribbed  ice.  --Shak. 
 
  Vivid  and  picturesque  turns  of  expression  which 
  thrill  the  ?eader  with  sudden  delight.  --M.  Arnold. 
 
  The  cruel  word  her  tender  heart  so  thrilled,  That 
  sudden  cold  did  run  through  every  vein.  --Spenser. 
 
  3.  To  hurl;  to  throw;  to  cast.  [Obs.] 
 
  I'll  thrill  my  javelin.  --Heywood. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\,  n. 
  1.  A  drill.  See  3d  {Drill},  1. 
 
  2.  A  sensation  as  of  being  thrilled;  a  tremulous  excitement; 
  as  a  thrill  of  horror;  a  thrill  of  joy.  --Burns. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  pierce,  as  something  sharp;  to  penetrate;  especially, 
  to  cause  a  tingling  sensation  that  runs  through  the  system 
  with  a  slight  shivering;  as  a  sharp  sound  thrills  through 
  the  whole  frame. 
 
  I  have  a  faint  cold  fear  thrills  through  my  veins. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  feel  a  sharp,  shivering,  tingling,  or  exquisite 
  sensation,  running  through  the  body. 
 
  To  seek  sweet  safety  out  In  vaults  and  prisons,  and 
  to  thrill  and  shake.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thrill 
  n  1:  the  release  of  a  store  of  affective  force;  "they  got  a  great 
  bang  out  of  it";  "what  a  rush!";  "he  does  it  for  kicks" 
  [syn:  {bang},  {charge},  {rush},  {flush},  {kick}] 
  2:  an  almost  pleasurable  sensation  of  fright;  "a  frisson  of 
  surprise  shot  through  him"  [syn:  {frisson},  {shiver},  {chill}, 
  {quiver},  {shudder},  {tingle}] 
  3:  something  that  thrills;  "the  thrills  of  space  travel" 
  v  1:  cause  to  be  thrilled  by  some  perceptual  input;  "The  men  were 
  thrilled  by  a  loud  whistle  blow" 
  2:  feel  sudden  intense  sensation  or  emotion;  "he  was  thrilled 
  by  the  speed  and  the  roar  of  the  engine."  [syn:  {tickle}] 
  3:  tremble  convulsively  [syn:  {shudder},  {shiver},  {throb}] 
  4:  fill  with  sublime  emotion;  tickle  pink(exhilarate  is 
  obsolete  in  this  usage);  "The  children  were  thrilled  at 
  the  prospect  of  going  to  the  movies"  [syn:  {exhilarate},  {exalt}]




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