thrill
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotionA trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
» Tom was thrilled to meet Mary.
Том був дуже радий познайомитися з Мері.
Meaning
4 sensesA trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
Gänsehautmoment
тре́петtrépet
збу́дженняzbúdžennja, хвилюва́нняxvyljuvánnja
(figuratively)A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
Nervenkitzel, Kitzel
A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
Herzklopfen
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
- something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- the swift release of a store of affective force
Examples
264 sentencesTom was thrilled to meet Mary.
Том був дуже радий познайомитися з Мері. — deniko
Tom is thrilled.
Том схвильований. — deniko
ruТом в восторге. — nina99nv
deTom ist begeistert. — freddy1
Everybody was thrilled by his story.
Riding a horse is really thrilling.
deAuf einem Pferd zu reiten ist wirklich aufregend. — Bellinger
He's thrilled with his new job.
Translations
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Origin
From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirlFrom Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb).
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Forms
plural: thrillsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- will be thrilled
- be thrilled to
- thrilled to see
- would be thrilled
- thrilled to be
- look thrilled