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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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
thrilled
adj : feeling intense pleasurable excitement
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