​a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling. thrill (to do something) It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite ...

the excitement that is involved in dangerous or scary activities or movies a slickly paced thriller that provides viewers with multiple thrills and chills ...

​thrill somebody to cause somebody to feel very pleased or excited. This band has thrilled audiences all over the world. I was thrilled by your news.

to excite or please someone very much This band has thrilled audiences all over the world. I was thrilled by your news. Definitions on the go.

OED's earliest evidence for thrill is from around 1400–50, in Alexander. thrill is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

​very excited and pleased. 'Are you pleased?' 'I'm thrilled.' thrilled about/at something He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again.

heady having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and full of hope: the heady days of youth. thrilling exciting and a lot of fun: Don't miss ...

Definition of thrill to phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

The earliest known use of the noun thrill is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for thrill is from 1688, in the writing of Randle Holme, herald painter.

​(formal) to feel very excited at something. Generations of children have thrilled to the adventures of Batman. Join us. Join our community to access the ...