thrill
noun
1. the swift release of a store of affective force
Similar word(s): bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush
Definition categories: feeling, excitement, exhilaration
2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Similar word(s): chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, tingle
Definition categories: feeling, fear, fearfulness, fright
3. something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
- the thrills of space travel
Definition categories: act, excitation, excitement
verb
1. cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
- The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
Definition categories: perception, excite, stimulate, stir
2. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Similar word(s): tickle, vibrate
Definition categories: emotion, excite, shake, stimulate, stir
3. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Similar word(s): shiver, shudder, throb
Definition categories: motion, tremble
4. fill with sublime emotion
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
Similar word(s): beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate
Definition categories: emotion, elate, intoxicate, uplift