Definitions for thrills

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thrills thrill

Spelling: [thril]

IPA: /θrɪl/

Thrills is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in thrills (hillrst).

Definitions for thrills

noun

1. a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
2. something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation:
3. a thrilling experience:
4. a vibration or quivering.
5. Pathology. an abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.

verb (used with object)

1. to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
2. to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.

verb (used without object)

1. to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.
2. to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement:
3. to cause a prickling or tingling sensation; throb.
4. to move tremulously; vibrate; quiver.

Origin of thrills

1250-1300; Middle English thrillen orig., to penetrate, metathetic variant of thirlen to thirl

Examples for thrills

A wonderful accomplishment by Kevin and his team and a thrill for Les and Leslie Parrott.

Get a thrill, get off a lucky shot, take home a trophy, put it up in a secret chamber of our heart.

It surely however gives a certain type of feller a thrill, dark and shameful though it may be.

With his pretty, joyous carol, which should thrill the heart of men?

The discovery of Tillie's hiding-place interested but did not thrill him.

For Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.

There came a thrill in her heart each time she thought of that—that she loved him.

The great voice had not caused him to feel any thrill or emotion whatever.

He clapped his hands, with that thrill of joy which true art will ever give to a true artist.

Most of us in that category can remember the thrill of seeing our words appear in public for the first time.