Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

the swift release of a store of affective force

• “they got a great bang out of it”
• “what a boot!”
• “he got a quick rush from injecting heroin”
• “he does it for kicks”

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

• “a frisson of surprise shot through him”

something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation

• “the thrills of space travel”

cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input

• “The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow”

feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

• “he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

fill with sublime emotion

• “The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”
• “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”