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Thrill (thr&ibreve_;l), n. [See Trill.] A warbling; a trill.
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Thrill, v. 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.]
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He pierced through his chafed chest
With thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
Spenser.
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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.
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To bathe in flery floods, or to reside
In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice.
Shak.
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Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the &unr_;eader with sudden delight. M. Arnold.
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The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
That sudden cold did run through every vein.
Spenser.
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3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
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I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood.
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Thrill, n. 1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
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2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. Burns.
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