thrill

Definition

  • verb: to cause (someone) to feel very excited or happy
  • verb: to cause to experience a sudden sharp feeling of excitement
  • usually + 'at' or 'to'
  • synonyms: warbling, trill, pierce

Examples

  • He gets a big 'thrill' out of seeing his grandchildren. [=seeing his grandchildren makes him very happy]

  • The campaign has been a 'thrill ride' from the beginning. [=the campaign has been very exciting]

  • She got the 'thrill of her life' from seeing the Queen. [=seeing the Queen was very exciting]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) # Like the rain # # Out of the blue # # When my life is through # # And the angels ask me # # To recall # # The thrill of them all # # Then I will tell them # # I remember # # Tell them I remember # # Tell them I remember you. # Let me take a guess here. (..)
    2003 House of 1000 Corpses
  • (..) # Like the rain out of the blue # # When my life is through # # And the angels ask me # # To recall # # The thrill of them all # # Then I will tell them # # I remember you # # I remember # # Two distant bells # # And stars that fell # (..)
    2003 House of 1000 Corpses