thrill
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the swift release of a store of affective force
they got a great bang out of it
Types & categories
- excitement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
Types & categories
- stir hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
a frisson of surprise shot through him
Types & categories
- fearfulness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Types & categories
- stimulate hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
the thrills of space travel
Types & categories
- excitement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Types & categories
- tremble hypernym
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Sense 7 verb
fill with sublime emotion
The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
Types & categories
- uplift hypernym
Related & opposite
- thrill derivation
- beatification derivation
- quiver derivation
- excitement derivation
- thrill derivation
- exaltation derivation
- beatification derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | commove |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inebriate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | excitement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thriller |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stir |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inebriate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shiver |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tingle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chilling |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fearfulness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | quiver |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inebriate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | excitement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tremor |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | quiver |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | tremble |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | beatification |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | quiver |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | exaltation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | beatification |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | uplift |