Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to thrill
Participle: thrilled
Gerund: thrilling
Indicative
Present
| I | thrill |
| you | thrill |
| he;she;it | thrills |
| we | thrill |
| you | thrill |
| they | thrill |
Perfect
| I | have thrilled |
| you | have thrilled |
| he;she;it | has thrilled |
| we | have thrilled |
| you | have thrilled |
| they | have thrilled |
Past
| I | thrilled |
| you | thrilled |
| he;she;it | thrilled |
| we | thrilled |
| you | thrilled |
| they | thrilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had thrilled |
| you | had thrilled |
| he;she;it | had thrilled |
| we | had thrilled |
| you | had thrilled |
| they | had thrilled |
Future
| I | will thrill |
| you | will thrill |
| he;she;it | will thrill |
| we | will thrill |
| you | will thrill |
| they | will thrill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have thrilled |
| you | will have thrilled |
| he;she;it | will have thrilled |
| we | will have thrilled |
| you | will have thrilled |
| they | will have thrilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | thrill |
| you | thrill |
| he;she;it | thrill |
| we | thrill |
| you | thrill |
| they | thrill |
Perfect
| I | have thrilled |
| you | have thrilled |
| he;she;it | have thrilled |
| we | have thrilled |
| you | have thrilled |
| they | have thrilled |
Imperfect
| I | thrilled |
| you | thrilled |
| he;she;it | thrilled |
| we | thrilled |
| you | thrilled |
| they | thrilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had thrilled |
| you | had thrilled |
| he;she;it | had thrilled |
| we | had thrilled |
| you | had thrilled |
| they | had thrilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would thrill |
| you | would thrill |
| he;she;it | would thrill |
| we | would thrill |
| you | would thrill |
| they | would thrill |
Perfect
| I | would have thrilled |
| you | would have thrilled |
| he;she;it | would have thrilled |
| we | would have thrilled |
| you | would have thrilled |
| they | would have thrilled |
Imperative
| you | thrill |
| we | Let's thrill |
| you | thrill |
Verbs conjugated like 'thrill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'thrill'
shrill,
thrall,
trill,
chill,
drill,
enthrill,
frill,
grill,
hill,
inthrill,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure
- animate, awaken, call up, electrify, encourage, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, gin up, inflame, inspirit, intoxicate, invigorate, kindle, liven, liven up, pique, provoke, quicken, rouse, sharpen, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, vitalize, wake, warm the blood, whet, work up
- To incite, stimulate.
- incense
- excite
- delight, electrify, titillate, enthuse, animate, enrapture, rouse, send
- tingle
- quiver, shiver, vibrate, flutter, pant, glow
Antonyms
- excite
- calm, compose, appease, assuage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "to pierce, penetrate," metathesis of O.E.
þyrlian, from
þyrel "hole" (in M.E., also "nostril"), from
þurh "through" (cf. M.H.G.
dürchel "pierced, perforated") +
-el. Meaning "give a shivering, exciting feeling" is first recorded 1592, via metaphoric notion of "pierce with emotion." The noun in this sense is from 1680; meaning "a thrilling experience" is attested from 1936.
Thriller "sensational story" is from 1889.
2. From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb).
Verbs referencing "thrill"
Dutch
drillen, German, old spelling
drillen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] English History. But it seemed to be a dry compilation, infinitely above their powers; and when they had blundered through three or four dreary passages concerning the Treaty of Amiens, and other thrilling topics of the same nature (obviously without comprehending ten words ), I expressed myself quite satisfied. It is very possible that they only mounted to this exalted stave in the Ladder of [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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ETERNITY,—the word thrilled through the black man's soul with light and power, as he spoke; it thrilled through the sinner's soul, too, like the bite of a scorpion. Legree gnashed on him with his teeth, but rage kept [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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ETERNITY,—the word thrilled through the black man's soul with light and power, as he spoke; it thrilled through the sinner's soul, too, like the bite of a scorpion. Legree gnashed on him with his teeth, but rage kept him silent; and Tom, like a man disenthralled, spoke, in a clear and cheerful voice,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] morning star of liberty rose fair before them ! — electric word ! What is it ? Is there anything more in it than a name—a rhetorical flourish ? Why, men and women of America, does your heart's blood thrill at that word, for which your fathers bled, and your braver mothers were willing that their noblest and best should die ?
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] his coarse supper was baking. He put a few bits of brushwood on the fire, and strove to raise the light, and then drew his worn Bible from his pocket. There were all the marked passages, which had thrilled his soul so often,—words of patriarchs and seers, poets and sages, who from early time had spoken courage to man,—voices from the great cloud of witnesses who ever surround us in the race of life. [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] around him seemed to fade, and a vision rose before him of one crowned with thorns, buffeted and bleeding. Tom gazed, in awe and wonder, at the majestic patience of the face; the deep, pathetic eyes thrilled him to his inmost heart; his soul woke, as, with floods of emotion, he stretched out his hands and fell upon his knees,—when, gradually, the vision changed: the sharp thorns became rays of glory; [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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" With a fresh make over, she thrills you to glory " "Perfect, Telugu beauty, Anjali! Unmatchable..."
(Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)