thrill

About 2.57 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify; to experience such a sensation.
2. verb To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
3. verb To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
4. verb To hurl; to throw; to cast.
5. noun A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
6. noun A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
7. noun A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
8. noun A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Similar words

frisson exhilarate tickle shiver shudder tingle exalt bang kick throb

Often followed by

of to and in that with the through at

Word family

thrilled thrilling thrills thrills and chills thrills and spills