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thrill

(thrĭl)

v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly: was thrilled to learn that she had won the contest.

2. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

v.intr.

1. To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight: "His answer came that afternoon and she thrilled to see the handwriting" (Susan Minot).

2. To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

a. A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement: It gave him a thrill to learn their secret.

b. A source or cause of pleasure or excitement: the thrills of the amusement park.

2. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.

3. Medicine A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.

[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thȳrlian, from thȳrel, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

thrill′ing·ly adv.

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thrilling

(ˈθrɪlɪŋ)

adj

1. very exciting or stimulating

2. vibrating or trembling

ˈthrillingly adv

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thrill•ing

(ˈθrɪl ɪŋ)

adj.

producing a thrill or thrills; exciting: a thrilling experience.

[1520–30]

thrill′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	thrilling - causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" electrifying exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
	2.	thrilling - causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake" stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"

thrilling

adjective exciting, gripping, stimulating, stirring, sensational, rousing, riveting, electrifying, hair-raising, rip-roaring (informal) a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state
exciting boring, dull, tedious, dreary, quiet, tiresome, monotonous, staid, uninteresting, unmoving

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Translations

مُثِيرمُثير، يَهُز المَشاعِر

vzrušující

meget spændendespændende

erregend fesselnd packend spannend

συναρπαστικός

emocionante

jännittävä

palpitant passionnant captivant exaltant

uzbuđujuć

hrollvekjandi; spennandi

emozionante esaltante film]giallo [racconto]romanzo

ぞくぞくさせる

감격적인

srhljiv

spännande

เขย่าขวัญ

heyecan verici

ly kỳ

令人激动的

thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] ADJ [experience, match, climax] → emocionante; [performance] → apasionante
it was one of the most thrilling moments of my life → fue uno de los momentos más emocionantes de mi vida
you've actually met her? how thrilling! → ¿llegaste a conocerla? ¡qué emoción!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj

[book, play] → palpitant(e)

[news, discovery] → excitant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thrilling

adj → aufregend; book, film → spannend, fesselnd; sensation → überwältigend, hinreißend; music → hinreißend, mitreißend; experience, victory → überwältigend, umwerfend (inf); (sexually) → erregend; we had a thrilling time → es war richtig aufregend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj (book, play) → pieno/a di suspense; (news, discovery) → entusiasmante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thrill

(θril) verb

to (cause someone to) feel excitement. She was thrilled at/by the invitation.

noun

1. an excited feeling. a thrill of pleasure/expectation.

2. something which causes this feeling. Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.

ˈthriller noun

an exciting novel or play, usually about crime, detectives etc. I always take a thriller to read on the train.

ˈthrilling adjective

exciting.

thrilling

→ مُثِير vzrušující meget spændende fesselnd συναρπαστικός emocionante jännittävä palpitant uzbuđujuć eccitante ぞくぞくさせる 감격적인 spannend nervepirrende przejmujący eletrizante волнующий spännande เขย่าขวัญ heyecan verici ly kỳ 令人激动的

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