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Thrill
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
(2):
(n.) A warbling; a trill.
(3):
(n.) A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.
(4):
(n.) A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
(5):
(v. t.) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
(6):
(v. t.) 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.
(7):
(v. t.) To hurl; to throw; to cast.
(8):
(v. i.) To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
(9):
(v. i.) To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thrill'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/thrill.html. 1828.
