Thrill1, n.
[See the verb.] 1. A drill. 2. A warbling; a trill. See TRILL. 3. A breathing place or hole. Herbert. 4. A thrilling sensation; as, a thrill of horror.
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Thrill2, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. THRILLED; p. pr. & vb. n. THRILLING.] [A-S. thyrhelian, thyrlian, Ger. drillen, trillen, Prov. Ger. tirlen, tirrelen. See THIRL and DRILL.] 1. To perforate by turning a pointed instrument; to bore; to drill. He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser. 2. Hence, to pierce; to penetrate; to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks, or that causes a tingling sensation. “A servant that he bred, thrilled with remorse.” Shak. “Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the reader with a sudden delight.” Matthew Arnold. The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. Spenser. 3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.] I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood.
Thrill3, v. i.
v. i. 1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
A faint, cold fear thrills through my veins. Shak.
Sense 2. To feel a sharp, shivering sensation, running through the body.
*To seek sweet safety out In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.* Shak.