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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrill  \Thrill\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Thrilled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Thrilling}.]  [OE.  thrillen,  [thorn]irlen,  [thorn]urlen,  to 
  pierce;  all  probably  fr  AS  [thorn]yrlian,  [thorn]yrelian, 
  Fr  [thorn]yrel  pierced;  as  a  noun  a  hole,  fr  [thorn]urh 
  through  probably  akin  to  D.  drillen  to  drill,  to  bore. 
  [root]53.  See  {Through},  and  cf  {Drill}  to  bore,  {Nostril}, 
  {Trill}  to  trickle.] 
  1.  To  perforate  by  a  pointed  instrument;  to  bore;  to 
  transfix;  to  drill.  [Obs.] 
 
  He  pierced  through  his  chafed  chest  With  thrilling 
  point  of  deadly  iron  brand.  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  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  bathe  in  flery  floods,  or  to  reside  In  thrilling 
  region  of  thick-ribbed  ice.  --Shak. 
 
  Vivid  and  picturesque  turns  of  expression  which 
  thrill  the  ?eader  with  sudden  delight.  --M.  Arnold. 
 
  The  cruel  word  her  tender  heart  so  thrilled,  That 
  sudden  cold  did  run  through  every  vein.  --Spenser. 
 
  3.  To  hurl;  to  throw;  to  cast.  [Obs.] 
 
  I'll  thrill  my  javelin.  --Heywood. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thrilling  \Thrill"ing\,  a. 
  Causing  a  thrill;  causing  tremulous  excitement;  deeply 
  moving  as  a  thrilling  romance.  --  {Thrill"ing*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Thrill"ing*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  thrilling 
  adj  1:  causing  a  surge  of  emotion  or  excitement;  "she  gave  a 
  electrifying  performance";  "a  thrilling  performer  to 
  watch"  [syn:  {electrifying}] 
  2:  causing  quivering  or  shivering  as  by  cold  or  fear  or 
  electric  shock;  "a  thrilling  wind  blew  off  the  frozen 
  lake" 




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