Thrill

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A warbling; a trill.

II. Thrill ·noun A drill. ·see 3d Drill, 1.

III. Thrill ·vt A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

IV. Thrill ·vi To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.

V. Thrill ·vt To Hurl; to Throw; to Cast.

VI. Thrill ·noun A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.

VII. Thrill ·vt To perforate by a pointed instrument; to Bore; to Transfix; to Drill.

VIII. Thrill ·vt Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to Pierce; to Penetrate.

IX. Thrill ·vi 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.