Thesaurus: thrill

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1. n. A warbling; a trill.
2. v. t. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
3. v. t. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. t. To hurl; to throw; to cast.
6. v. i. 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.
7. v. i. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
8. n. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
9. n. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.
10. n. the swift release of a store of affective force
11. n. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
12. n. something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation