• noun:   something that thrills

  Example: "The thrills of space travel"

• noun:   an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
• noun:   the swift release of a store of affective force
• verb:   cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input

  Example: "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"

• verb:   feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

  Example: "He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

• verb:   fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)

  Example: "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"

• verb:   tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #67160)

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