| n. | 1. | A warbling; a trill. |
| 1. | A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. |
| 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. | |
| 3. | To hurl; to throw; to cast. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; |
| 2. | To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body. | |
| n. | 1. | A drill. See 3d Drill, 1. |
| 2. | A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; |
| Noun | 1. | thrill - 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" |
| 2. | thrill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" | |
| 3. | thrill - something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel" | |
| Verb | 1. | thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" |
| 2. | thrill - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" | |
| 3. | thrill - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | |
| 4. | thrill - fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" |