thrill
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2.4
- noun
- /θrɪl/
- The thrill of riding a roller coaster always makes me scream with joy.
- feel a thrill
- experience the thrill
- cheap thrills
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it is a big thrill to be back here.
- And it is a big thrill to be back here.
- This wasn't made for driving thrills, but it's still a thrilling car.
- Getting such a genuine charge and the thrill out of the act of creation.
- My great professional ambition is the thrill of the chase to try to buy them.
- It's like watching sports, the thrill of the live.
- when you have what we call shudders or thrills of delight.
- I don't know why I just don't get a thrill out of doing those things.
- And I learned the difference between thrill and risk.
- I think we've confused the thrill of life, the thrills.
- Because for me, it's like it's the greatest thrill because I'm not.
- That's part of the thrill that we don't own these parts.
Examples
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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.
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What is the greatest thrill in your career thus far?
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It's a bit of a thrill for a small place like this.
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Ms Oliver, it's a thrill to have you here.
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And it's a real thrill to have Leslie Jamison with us.
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What a thrill!
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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
434
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
240
3.7
A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure
98
4.6
A sudden feeling of energy or excitement
40
3.4
A strong sudden excitement from doing something new or dangerous
35
8.1
A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure
18
8.3
A quick feeling of excitement or pleasure
17
5.8
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
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4.1
A sudden feeling of excitement or thrill
3
9.8
A sudden shiver of excitement or fear that you feel in your body
1
4.1
A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited
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Compounds
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6.8
A strong feeling of excitement when you search for something or try to get it
How Exciting
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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.