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thrill

(thrĭl)

v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly: was thrilled to learn that she had won the contest.

2. To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

v.intr.

1. To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight: "His answer came that afternoon and she thrilled to see the handwriting" (Susan Minot).

2. To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.

a. A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement: It gave him a thrill to learn their secret.

b. A source or cause of pleasure or excitement: the thrills of the amusement park.

2. A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.

3. Medicine A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.

[Middle English thrillen, alteration of thirlen, to pierce, from Old English thȳrlian, from thȳrel, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

thrill′ing·ly adv.

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thrilled

(θrɪld)

adj

extremely pleased

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Adj.

thrilled - feeling intense pleasurable excitement

excited - in an aroused state

thrilled

adjective pleased, excited, delighted, happy, contented, satisfied, glad, tickled, gratified, over the moon (informal), chuffed (Brit. slang), euphoric, rapt, tickled pink (informal) I was so thrilled to get a good report from him.

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thrilled

adjective

Feeling a very strong emotion:

atingle, excited, fired up, worked up.

Informal: psyched.

Slang: stoked, turned-on.

Translations

نَشْوان

nadšený

henrykt

innoissaan

oduševljen

ぞくぞくした

전율을 느끼는

vznemirjen

stormförtjust

ที่รู้สึกตื่นเต้น

çok sevinmiş

hứng thú

异常兴奋的

thrilled

[θrɪld] ADJ to be thrilled (to bits or pieces) → estar contentísimo
"how did he react?" - "oh, he was thrilled!" → -¿cómo reaccionó? -¡huy! se puso contentísimo or le hizo muchísima ilusión
to be thrilled with/at sth → estar contentísimo con algo
I was thrilled to meet him → me hizo mucha ilusión conocerlo

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thrilled

[ˈθrɪld] adj (= delighted) → ravi(e)
I was thrilled → J'étais absolument ravi.
to be thrilled with sth → être ravi(e) de qch
to be thrilled (that) ... → être ravi(e) que ...
to be thrilled to do sth → être ravi(e) de faire qch
to be thrilled to bits → être aux anges

thrilled

→ نَشْوان nadšený henrykt begeistert ενθουσιασμένος ilusionado innoissaan ravi oduševljen eccitato ぞくぞくした 전율을 느끼는 ontzettend gelukkig begeistret wstrząśnięty emocionado взволнованный stormförtjust ที่รู้สึกตื่นเต้น çok sevinmiş hứng thú 异常兴奋的

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He fascinated her, and when he drew closer to her after a short silence and took her hand she thrilled as one might thrill beneath the touch of a deity--a thrill of exaltation not unmixed with fear.

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