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Grammar : Adj
Spell : thril-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθrɪl ɪŋ

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Définition of thrilling

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.
  • adj exciting
Example sentences :
  • There was a thrilling silence, as the waters closed over his body.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Andrew, thrilling with horror, recognized one as a sawed-off shotgun.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He had been relating a thrilling adventure with a man-eating tiger.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • And there came to me a thrilling confidence that he understood.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • In 'The Christian Martyrs' we have a striking, thrilling and ennobling picture.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Dick understood the situation, which was both critical and thrilling.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • I am now giving an imitation of yourself in your thrilling drama, "All at Sea."
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • He was thrilling and exulting in ways new to him and greater to him than any he had known before.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • This adventure, to my surprise, had been one of the most thrilling of all.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Thrilling to the lust of battle, the two Americans emerged into an open square.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg

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