to thrill

Examples

• All

• "I would have been thrilled with that if I were him," he says.

  Academic text (1999)

• From the very first summer, students were thrilled with the Interlochen experience.

  Academic text (1994)

• you know sir that I was "thrilled" when I heard the news.

  Made in Romania (2010)

• We have worked it out carefully and are both thrilled by the idea.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Hot is better than rain, so we're thrilled to have sunshine.

• We are just so thrilled that the weather has gotten a lot more reasonable as of late.

• Despite rainy weather, the students were thrilled to go outside and plant their gardens.

  Academic text (2012)

• You will find that students are thrilled to hear their assignments played on the piano.

  Academic text (1993)

• And I can't tell you how thrilled I am to bring you this content today.

• Geffroy was thrilled to get to know the much-admired leader of the Impressionist vanguard.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

E

to excite

vsto thrill

331 2.7

To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager

is a sudden intense feeling of excitement or pleasure not any strong feeling

G

to get excited

vsto thrill

112 1.0

To feel very eager and happy about something

is a sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure rather than a gradual response

D

to delight

vsto thrill

79 2.1

To please someone very much

is a sudden strong feeling rather than general or lasting pleasure

T

to tickle

vsto thrill

51 1.8

To make someone feel amused or slightly excited

is a sudden strong excitement or pleasure usually stronger than mere amusement

R

to revel

vsto thrill

29 6.3

To enjoy something very much

is a sudden strong feeling not the active ongoing enjoyment of something

O

to overjoy

vsto thrill

21 4.1

Make someone very happy

is a sudden sharp excitement or pleasure not only lasting happiness

E

to electrify

vsto thrill

14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

is a sudden personal rush of excitement rather than outward inspiration

E

to exhilarate

vsto thrill

12 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

is a sudden sharp pleasure or excitement rather than prolonged animated happiness

G

to give someone chills

vsto thrill

12 5.8

To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver

is a sudden strong excitement or pleasure feeling without a strong physical reaction

E

to enrapture

vsto thrill

• Literature

6 7.8

To make someone feel very happy and amazed

is a sudden strong feeling rather than long captivated delight

E

to exalt

vsto thrill

• Literature

6 8.1

To make someone feel very happy and inspired

is a sudden strong excitement or pleasure rather than noble elevated emotion

I

to intoxicate

vsto thrill

4 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

is a sudden strong feeling rather than a pervasive prolonged elation

G

to get a charge out of

vsto thrill

• Informal

2 7.0

To enjoy something and feel excited by it

is a sudden strong feeling rather than regular habitual enjoyment

S

to send shivers down someone's spine

vsto thrill

• Informal

1 6.0

Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement

is a sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure without focus on fear

A

to adrenalize

vsto thrill

• Informal

1 8.4

To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone

is a sudden feeling of excitement or pleasure rather than a bodily surge

I

to inebriate

vsto thrill

• Literature

1 9.9

To make someone feel very happy or excited

is a sudden strong feeling used widely not mainly literary phrasing

I

to ignite passion

vsto thrill

1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

is a sudden sharp feeling of excitement or pleasure rather than long motivation

S

to set pulses racing

vsto thrill

• Informal

1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

is a sudden strong feeling that can be pleasure as well as excitement

T

to tickle pink

vsto thrill

• Informal

1 6.3

Feel very happy and amused by something someone does

is a sudden strong excitement or pleasure rather than gentle great amusement

G

to get one's kicks

vsto thrill

• Informal

8.4

To enjoy something because it makes you feel excited

is a sudden strong feeling rather than general ongoing pursuit of fun

Antonyms

D

to disappoint

492 1.0

Fail to do what someone hoped for

Idioms

T

the thrill of

40 3.4

A strong sudden excitement from doing something new or dangerous

Compounds

C

cheap thrill

• Informal

5 4.1

A small exciting feeling you get from something that costs little

T

thrill of the hunt

3 6.8

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

T

thrill killer

• Informal

1 8.9

Someone or something that spoils excitement

How Exciting

to overwhelm

164 4.4

to exhilarate

12 6.9

to thrill

201 2.1

to excite

331 2.7

to interest

206 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology