thrilled
adjective (thrilled; more thrilled); also the past form of the verb thrill (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)
Everyday
- Very happy and excited about something. tree →
- (verb, past) Gave someone a strong feeling of excitement: «The ride thrilled us». tree →
In the lessons
In stories «thrilled» tells the reader a character is delighted, often about good news, a present or a surprise. In everyday talk «I'm thrilled» is a strong way of saying «I'm very pleased». Said with a flat voice, «Oh, I'm thrilled» can be sarcastic and mean the opposite. Phrases: «thrilled to bits» (UK), «thrilled with», «thrilled about», «thrilled to hear».
Examples
- I was thrilled when I got a puppy for my birthday. tree →
- Mum is thrilled with my school report. tree →
- The team were thrilled to win the cup. tree →
- Grandad was thrilled to bits with the card we made. tree →
- The fireworks thrilled the crowd. tree →
- We are thrilled that you can come to the party. tree →
- «Another maths test? I'm thrilled,» said Tom, rolling his eyes. tree →
Note
Use with «with» for a thing (thrilled with the gift), «about» or «at» for news, «to» + verb (thrilled to see you). Stronger than «pleased» or «happy». Sarcasm trap: the tone of voice can turn it into its opposite.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «thrilled» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «thrilled» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/thrilled/