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Webster 1913 Edition


Thrill

Thrill

(thrĭl)
,
Noun.
[See
Trill
.]
A warbling; a trill.

Thrill

,
Noun.
[AS.
þyrel
an aperture. See
Thrill
,
Verb.
T.
]
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Thrill

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Thrilled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrilling
.]
[OE.
thrillen
,
þirlen
,
þurlen
, to pierce; all probably fr. AS.
þyrlian
,
þyrelian
, Fr.
þyrel
pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr.
þurh
through; probably akin to D.
drillen
to drill, to bore. √53. See
Through
, and cf.
Drill
to bore,
Nostril
,
Trill
to trickle.]
1.
To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
[Obs.]
He pierced through his chafed chest
With
thrilling
point of deadly iron brand.
Spenser.
2.
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.
To bathe in flery floods, or to reside
In
thrilling
region of thick-ribbed ice.
Shakespeare
Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
thrill
the [GREEK]eader with sudden delight.
M. Arnold.
The cruel word her tender heart so
thrilled
,
That sudden cold did run through every vein.
Spenser.
3.
To hurl; to throw; to cast.
[Obs.]
I’ll
thrill
my javelin.
Heywood.

Thrill

,
Verb.
I.
1.
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
.
I have a faint cold fear
thrills
through my veins.
Shakespeare
2.
To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
To seek sweet safety out
In vaults and prisons, and to
thrill
and shake.
Shakespeare

Thrill

,
Noun.
1.
A drill. See 3d
Drill
, 1.
2.
A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement;
as, a
thrill
of horror; a
thrill
of joy
.
Burns.

Webster 1828 Edition


Thrill

THRILL

,
Noun.
[See the Verb.] A drill.
1.
A warbling. [See Trill.]
2.
A breathing place or hole.

THRILL

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To bore; to drill; to perforate by turning a gimblet or other similar instrument. [But in the literal sense, drill is now chiefly or wholly used. Spenser used it literally in the clause, 'with thrilling point of iron brand.']
2.
To pierce; to penetrate; as something sharp.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrill'd,
That sudden cold did run through every vein
A servant that he bred, thrill'd with remorse.

THRILL

,
Verb.
I.
To pierce; to penetrate; as something sharp; particularly, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
A faint cold fear thrills through my veins.
1.
To feel a sharp shivering sensation running through the body.
To seek sweet safety out
In vaults and prisons; and to thrill and shake--