Thrill | Mean of thrill in English Dictionary

/ˈθrɪl/

• Verb
• to cause (someone) to feel very excited or happy
1. Circus performers still thrill audiences today.
2. I was thrilled by their decision.
• to feel very excited or happy about something
1. Crowds thrilled to the sights and sounds of the circus.
2. She thrilled at the thought of meeting him.
• Noun
• a feeling of great excitement or happiness
1. The thrill is gone from our marriage.
2. He felt a thrill of pride/pleasure/anticipation.
3. the thrill of discovery/victory
4. He gets a big thrill out of seeing his grandchildren. [=seeing his grandchildren makes him very happy]
5. He had a great career and gave the fans a lot of thrills.
6. What do people do for thrills [=excitement] around here?
7. She got the thrill of her life from seeing the Queen. [=seeing the Queen was very exciting]
8. They get their thrills from drag racing. [=they drag race because it is exciting]

• a very exciting or enjoyable event or experience
1. It's a real thrill for me to be here tonight.
2. What a thrill it was to see the Queen!
3. (US) a movie with a lot of thrills and chills [=exciting and scary parts]
4. the thrills and spills of car racing