thrill

n 1: the release of a store of affective force; "they got a great

bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks"

[syn: {bang}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {kick}]

2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of

surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill},

{quiver}, {shudder}, {tingle}]

3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"

v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were

thrilled by a loud whistle blow"

2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled

by the speed and the roar of the engine." [syn: {tickle}]

3: tremble convulsively [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {throb}]

4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink(exhilarate is

obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at

the prospect of going to the movies" [syn: {exhilarate}, {exalt}]