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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

thrill / [unvoicedth]ril/ • n. a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: the thrill of jumping out of an airplane. ∎ an experience that produces such a feeling. ∎ a wave or nervous tremor of emotion or sensation: a thrill of excitement ran through her. ∎ archaic a throb or pulsation. ∎ Med. a vibratory movement or resonance heard through a stethoscope. • v. 1. [tr.] cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure: his kiss thrilled and excited her I'm thrilled to death they were thrilled to pieces| [as adj.] (thrilling) a thrilling adventure. ∎ [intr.] experience such feeling: thrill to the magic of the world 's greatest guitarist. 2. [intr.] (of an emotion or sensation) pass with a nervous tremor: the shock of alarm thrilled through her. ∎ [intr.] poetic/lit. quiver or throb. PHRASES: thrills and chills the excitement of dangerous sports or entertainments, as experienced by spectators.DERIVATIVES: thrill·ing·ly adv.

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thrill

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

thrill
A. †pierce (lit. and fig.) XIII;

B. affect, be affected, with a wave of emotion XVI;

C. †hurl (a piercing weapon) XVII;

D. quiver XVIII. Metathetic var. of (dial.) thirl, OE. þȳrlian, f. þȳr(e)l perforation, hole, aperture :- *þyrhil, *þurhil, f. þurh THROUGH + -EL1. The rise of senses C and D is not clearly accounted for.
Hence sb. XVII.

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thrill

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

thrill (thril) n. a vibration felt on placing the hand on the body.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

thrill •bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will •hwyl • bank bill • handbill • waxbill •playbill, waybill •cranesbill • sibyl • crossbill • sawbill •hornbill • storksbill • shoebill •spoonbill • duckbill • razorbill •gerbil • wind chill • Churchill • idyll •daffodil • back-fill • landfill • monofil •fibrefill (US fiberfill) • chlorophyll •bluegill

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