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thrill

thrill

283 2.4
A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure that can include fear
  • noun
  • /θrɪl/
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  • The thrill of riding a roller coaster always makes me scream with joy.
  • feel a thrill
  • experience the thrill
  • cheap thrills

And it is a big thrill to be back here.

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Examples

  • Research is where the bug bites, where students can discover the thrill of doing science.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The words were trite and dull, but they still gave Julie a thrill; she associated them with masculinity.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And it is a big thrill to be back here.

  • What is the greatest thrill in your career thus far?

  • It's a bit of a thrill for a small place like this.

  • Ms Oliver, it's a thrill to have you here.

  • And it's a real thrill to have Leslie Jamison with us.

  • What a thrill!

  • I still get a muted thrill when I think of those first pointers to the unknown.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The business of college sport threatens to replace the thrill and enjoyment of participation and competition.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

excitement
vsthrill
434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

is specifically a sudden strong sensation sometimes mixed with fear
rush
vsthrill
240 3.7

A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure

is the sudden feeling without implying an adrenaline or drug cause
kick
vsthrill
98 4.6

A sudden feeling of energy or excitement

is mainly about sudden excitement or pleasure rather than physical effect
the thrill of
vsthrill
40 3.4

A strong sudden excitement from doing something new or dangerous

is the sudden momentary feeling not always tied to one event
bang
vsthrill
  • NSFW
35 8.1

A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure

is the sudden strong feeling without the informal drug connotation
boot
vsthrill
  • Informal
18 8.3

A quick feeling of excitement or pleasure

is the general sudden feeling not only from activities
exhilaration
vsthrill
17 5.8

A strong, happy feeling of excitement

is a sudden strong feeling sometimes mixed with fear not general happiness
charge
vsthrill
15 4.1

A sudden feeling of excitement or thrill

is the sudden feeling not tied to any specific experience
frisson
vsthrill
  • Literature
3 9.8

A sudden shiver of excitement or fear that you feel in your body

leans more toward pleasure mixed with some fear
rush of energy
vsthrill
1 4.1

A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited

is about sudden excitement or pleasure rather than an energy burst

Antonyms

85 1.3

A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do

Idioms

40 3.4

A strong sudden excitement from doing something new or dangerous

Compounds

cheap thrill
  • Informal
5 4.1

A small exciting feeling you get from something that costs little

A strong feeling of excitement when you search for something or try to get it

thrill killer
  • Informal
1 8.9

Someone or something that spoils excitement

How Exciting

euphoria
45 6.8
exhilaration
17 5.8
thrill
283 2.4
excitement
434 1.0
interest
1.0

Surface Forms

thrill singular
thrills plural

Etymology

Thrill comes from an old word that meant 'to pierce', so think of a sudden sharp feeling like a quick poke inside you. That's why a thrill is a sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.