thrill

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θɹɪl/ (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] (US, Canada) IPA(key): [θɹ̥ɪɫ] (Ireland) IPA(key): [θɾ̪̊ɪl], [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] (th-fronting) IPA(key): /fɹɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl Homophone: frill (th-fronting) === Etymology 1 === From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). ==== Verb ==== thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled) (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation. Synonyms: rouse; see also Thesaurus:thrill 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver. (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast. Synonyms: fling; see also Thesaurus:throw ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== thrill (plural thrills) A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson. (figurative) A cause of sudden excitement; a kick. (medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Blend of thread (verb) +‎ drill (verb). ==== Verb ==== thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled) (machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements. == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== thrill alternative form of thirl === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== thrill alternative form of thirlen