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1.
cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.
"his kiss thrilled and excited her"
synonyms: excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, inspire, delight, exhilarate, intoxicate, stir, charge up, electrify, galvanize, move, fire (with enthusiasm), fire someone's imagination; informalgive someone a buzz, give someone a kick, give someone a charge
"his words thrilled her"
exciting, stirring, action-packed, breathtaking, rip-roaring, spine-tingling, gripping, riveting, fascinating, dramatic, hair-raising, mind-blowing;
rousing, stimulating, moving, inspiring, inspirational, electrifying, heady
"a thrilling race"
antonyms: bore, boring
experience a feeling of excitement and pleasure.
"thrill to the magic of the world 's greatest guitarist"
2.
(of an emotion or sensation) pass with a nervous tremor.
"the shock of alarm thrilled through her"
literary
quiver or throb.
synonyms: be/feel excited, tingle, quiver; More
informalget a buzz out of, get a kick out of, get a charge out of
"he thrilled at the sound of her voice"
Origin
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pierce or penetrate’): alteration of dialect thirl ‘pierce, bore.’
So excited to see what she tweets next.
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