Antonyms for thrill

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : thril

Phonetic Transcription : θrɪl

Definition of thrill

Origin : c.1300, "to pierce, penetrate," metathesis of Old English þyrlian, from þyrel "hole" (in Middle English, also "nostril"), from þurh "through" (cf. Middle High German dürchel "pierced, perforated;" see through) + -el. Meaning "give a shivering, exciting feeling" is first recorded 1590s, via metaphoric notion of "pierce with emotion." Related: Thrilled; thrilling.

noun sudden excitement
verb excite, stimulate

Example sentences :

There came a thrill in her heart each time she thought of that—that she loved him.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

He clapped his hands, with that thrill of joy which true art will ever give to a true artist.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The discovery of Tillie's hiding-place interested but did not thrill him.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The great voice had not caused him to feel any thrill or emotion whatever.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

With his pretty, joyous carol, which should thrill the heart of men?
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various

The new hope sent a thrill of sudden life and energy through my veins.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Then what was the matter with me, I thought, that all this did not thrill me?
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

There had been a thrill of emotion in the appeal sent out to him.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Vere was conscious of a thrill that was like a thrill of triumph.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

In the kitchen the silence seemed to increase, to thrill with anxious curiosity.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Synonyms for thrill

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