thrill
noun (a thrill, thrills); verb (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)
Everyday
- A thrill is a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. tree →
- To thrill someone is to make them very excited and happy. tree →
- Thrilled (adjective) means very pleased. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and stories it describes excitement: rides, sports, surprises, adventures. Phrases: the thrill of, a thrill ride, thrills and spills, thrilled to bits (UK), thrill seeker.
Examples
- The roller coaster gave me a real thrill. tree →
- I was thrilled when I won the spelling bee. tree →
- The goal thrilled the crowd. tree →
- Feel the thrill of your first ride on a horse! tree →
- Mum was thrilled to bits with her birthday card. tree →
- Some people love the thrill of danger, but safety comes first. tree →
- It was a thrill to meet a real author at school. tree →
- Wendy’s heart went flutter with a sudden thrill. tree →
Note
Regular verb: thrilled, thrilling. Thrilling (adjective) = very exciting; thriller = an exciting story or film, often about crime. Thrilled is stronger than pleased.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «thrill» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «thrill» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/thrill/