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# thrill

noun (a thrill, thrills); verb (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)

«thrill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thrill is a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#m1)
2. To thrill someone is to make them very excited and happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#m2)
3. Thrilled (adjective) means very pleased. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it describes excitement: rides, sports, surprises, adventures. Phrases: the thrill of, a thrill ride, thrills and spills, thrilled to bits (UK), thrill seeker.

### Examples

- The roller coaster gave me a real thrill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x1)
- I was thrilled when I won the spelling bee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x2)
- The goal thrilled the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x3)
- Feel the thrill of your first ride on a horse! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x4)
- Mum was thrilled to bits with her birthday card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x5)
- Some people love the thrill of danger, but safety comes first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x6)
- It was a thrill to meet a real author at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x7)
- Wendy’s heart went flutter with a sudden thrill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: thrilled, thrilling. Thrilling (adjective) = very exciting; thriller = an exciting story or film, often about crime. Thrilled is stronger than pleased.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thrill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thrill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thrill.html) on Mova free.