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Synonyms for thrilled

Grammar : Adj
Spell : thril
Phonetic Transcription : θrɪl

Définition of thrilled

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 excited
Example sentences :
  • She thrilled to the touch of his lips on her flesh; but she drew her arm away.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It had been so long since such a touch had thrilled him, so long since any caress had been given him.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • It was a badge of courage, whatever it was—a badge which thrilled and horrified me.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • But with most of the party, to be thrilled for a minute was enough.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He resumed his labours, thrilled with the sensation of accomplishment.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Thrilled with new fear, she hid the bird she was carrying, then followed the trail of the man.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • It looked upon her, that face; it invited, it encouraged, while it thrilled and subdued.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The despairing passion of her last kisses had thrilled him through and through.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • For we had crashed by so that the crazy cart must have thrilled in every stick of it.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • It thrilled him with a great dread of discovery; but the man went on.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

Antonyms for thrilled

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