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# thrilled

adjective (thrilled; more thrilled); also the past form of the verb thrill (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)

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

## Everyday

1. Very happy and excited about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#m1)
2. (verb, past) Gave someone a strong feeling of excitement: «The ride thrilled us». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories «thrilled» tells the reader a character is delighted, often about good news, a present or a surprise. In everyday talk «I'm thrilled» is a strong way of saying «I'm very pleased». Said with a flat voice, «Oh, I'm thrilled» can be sarcastic and mean the opposite. Phrases: «thrilled to bits» (UK), «thrilled with», «thrilled about», «thrilled to hear».

### Examples

- I was thrilled when I got a puppy for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x1)
- Mum is thrilled with my school report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x2)
- The team were thrilled to win the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x3)
- Grandad was thrilled to bits with the card we made. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x4)
- The fireworks thrilled the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x5)
- We are thrilled that you can come to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x6)
- «Another maths test? I'm thrilled,» said Tom, rolling his eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrilled/#x7)

### Note

Use with «with» for a thing (thrilled with the gift), «about» or «at» for news, «to» + verb (thrilled to see you). Stronger than «pleased» or «happy». Sarcasm trap: the tone of voice can turn it into its opposite.

## On Mova

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