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Definitions for Thrilling

[1] producing sudden, strong, and deep emotion or excitement.
[2] producing a tremor, as by chilling.
[3] vibrating; trembling; quivering.
[4] to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
[5] to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.
[6] to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.
[7] to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement: He thrilled at the thought of home.
[8] to cause a prickling or tingling sensation; throb.
[9] to move tremulously; vibrate; quiver.
[10] a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
[11] something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation: a story full of thrills.
[12] a thrilling experience: It was a thrill to see Paris again.
[13] a vibration or quivering.
[14] Pathology . an abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.
[15] very exciting or stimulating
[16] vibrating or trembling
[17] a sudden sensation of excitement and pleasure seeing his book for sale gave him a thrill
[18] a situation producing such a sensation it was a thrill to see Rome for the first time
[19] a trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
[20] pathol an abnormal slight tremor associated with a heart or vascular murmur, felt on palpation
[21] to feel or cause to feel a thrill
[22] to tremble or cause to tremble; vibrate or quiver

Words related to Thrilling

sensational, breathtaking, gripping, riveting, hair-raising, rousing, miraculous, frantic, stirring, enchanting, electrifying, boss, overwhelming, stimulating, shivering, swinging, trembling, exquisite, fabulous, large

Words nearby Thrilling

thrifty, thrill, thrill to pieces, thrill-seeker, thriller, thrilling, thrippence, thrips, thrive, thrix, thro

Origin of Thrilling

1250–1300; Middle English thrillen orig., to penetrate, metathetic variant of thirlen to thirl

Other words from Thrilling

thrill·ing·ly , adverb
un·thrill·ing , adjective
sub·thrill , noun
un·thrilled , adjective

Word origin for Thrilling

Old English thӯrlian to pierce, from thyrel hole; see nostril , through

Synonyms for Thrilling

breathtaking, electrifying, enchanting, frantic, gripping, hair-raising, miraculous, riveting, rousing, sensational, stirring, boss, overwhelming, shivering, stimulating, swinging, trembling, blood-tingling, exquisite, fab, fabulous, large, mad, magnificent, mind-bending, mind-blowing, rip-roaring, wild, wondrous, zero cool