Definition of "thrill" in English

verb

1. (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.

   • 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight

2. (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.

3. (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.

4. (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.

noun

1. A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.

2. (figurative) A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.

3. (medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.

4. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

verb

1. (machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.