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thrill

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thrill in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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"
    bang  boot  charge  rush  flush  thrill  kick 
  2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
    "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
    frisson  shiver  chill  quiver  shudder  thrill  tingle 
  3. something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
    "the thrills of space travel"
    thrill 
verb
  1. fill with sublime emotion
    "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
    exhilarate  tickle pink  inebriate  thrill  exalt  beatify 
  2. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
    shudder  shiver  throb  thrill 
  3. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
    thrill  tickle  vibrate 
  4. cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
    "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
    thrill 
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