Overview of noun thrill

The noun thrill has 3 senses

• bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick -- (the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks")


• frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle -- (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him")


• thrill -- (something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel")

Overview of verb thrill

The verb thrill has 4 senses

• thrill -- (cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow")


• thrill, tickle, vibrate -- (feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine")


• shudder, shiver, throb, thrill -- (tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement)


• exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify -- (fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success")