thriller
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈθrɪlər/
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thriller
- After watching the latest crime thriller, I couldn't stop thinking about the plot twists.
- the thriller genre
- mysteries and thrillers
- thriller novel
It's a it's a thriller, which is realistic.
- It's a it's a thriller, which is realistic.
- Because we had a script that was this thriller that people liked.
- But I was like, you know, a thriller sounds pretty OK right now.
- It's an M Night Shyamalan thriller, horror movie.
- But it was a thriller sort of thing called ICU.
- Why did this win the best mystery Thriller on the Goodreads Choice Award?
- I just come back from Malta filming a crime thriller set in Malta, right.
- It's more of like a thriller action.
- I think they were pulled in by the thriller, so they were moved.
- Let's go with mystery thriller horror bucks thriller.
- But basically this is supposed to be like a dark horror thriller comedy deal.
Examples
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The movie was a gripping thriller that kept us on the edge of our seats until the end.
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logic is what makes a good thriller.
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I mean, I was thinking we could make maybe a thriller?
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when you think about it, it's almost like a crime scene straight out of a Hollywood thriller.
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The exhibits described in a thriller provide a fairly accurate illustration of this situation.
Academic text (2000) -
The real energy of the courtroom thriller is not in the prose.
Academic text (1998) -
But Gerritsen's path to success as a thriller writer has been circuitous.
Academic text (2008) -
I just come back from Malta filming a crime thriller set in Malta, right.
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His recent original thrillers include Dark Side of the Morgue and Sweetie's Diamonds.
Academic text (2010) -
She loves reading psychological thrillers that explore dark and suspenseful themes.
Synonyms
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A story or film that makes you feel afraid and excited
A very exciting film that makes you feel scared and tense
A film or book that builds tension slowly and ends with a big moment
A fast, exciting story or film with daring, slightly sexual scenes that keeps you tense
Compounds
- Offensive
A fast, exciting story or film with daring, slightly sexual scenes that keeps you tense
How Shocking
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Etymology
Thriller is made from the common word thrill plus the ending -er, so it means 'something that gives a thrill'. That is why a thriller is a book or film that gives you an 'exciting' or 'shivery' feeling and keeps you in suspense.