Definition of Thrill

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Thrill

A warbling; a trill.

A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.

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 hurl; to throw; to cast.

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.

To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.

A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.

A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.

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Thrill Quotations

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

I'm at the age now where just putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.
George Burns

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Vincent Van Gogh

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.
Nikola Tesla

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.
Alice Walker

I look at myself as an audience member. I still love movies, and I still go and sit in the back of the big dark room with everybody else, and I want the same thrill.
Samuel L. Jackson

Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
Steve Irwin

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
Richard Pryor

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.
Joe DiMaggio

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
John Cleese

Thrill Translations

thrill in German is erregen, durchdringen
thrill in Italian is emozionare

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