thrill B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /θɹɪl/ UK [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] See IPA manual Freq #6677 Meanings 1 noun A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. She felt a thrill of excitement as the plane took off. 2 verb To make someone feel very excited and pleased. The fireworks display thrilled the crowd. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to make someone feel very... rouseexhilarate More animateawakenelectrifyenflameenkindleenthrillexagitateexciteexsuscitatefillipfire ↔ Opposites allayassuagecoolcurbextinctextinguishquellsoothetemperate Word family Forms thrills Derived forms enthrillthrill-seekerthrilly Related forms excitingfrissonrush Etymology AI details From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). þȳrlian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thrill **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /θɹɪl/ **IPA (UK):** [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] **Frequency rank:** 6677 ## Meanings 1. A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. 2. To make someone feel very excited and pleased. ## Examples - She felt a thrill of excitement as the plane took off. - The fireworks display thrilled the crowd. ## Synonyms - animate - awaken - electrify - enflame - enkindle - enthrill - exagitate - excite - exhilarate - exsuscitate - fillip - fire ## Antonyms - allay - assuage - cool - curb - extinct - extinguish - quell - soothe - temperate ## Derived Forms - enthrill - thrill-seeker - thrilly ## Related Forms - exciting - frisson - rush ## Roots and Affixes - Root: þȳrlian ## Etymology From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). ## AI Etymology Thrill is from Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). The historical line also includes Old English þȳrlian. In present-day use, it can mean a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or to make someone feel very excited and pleased. Derived formations include enthrill, thrill-seeker, thrilly. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown