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Meanings of thrill in English

Portuguese
estremecimento
Catalan
excitació
Spanish
entusiasmo
Wikidata

The swift release of a store of affective force.

      estremecimento
      Catalan
      estremir-se

      Fill with sublime emotion.

            estremir-se
            Portuguese
            eletrizar
            Spanish
            picar

            Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion.

                  eletrizar
                  Portuguese
                  tremedeira
                  Catalan
                  estremiment
                  Spanish
                  estremecimiento

                  An almost pleasurable sensation of fright.

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                      tremedeira
                      Usage of thrill in English
                      1
                      Although we're hardly recreating Mission Impossible, it is still quite a thrill.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      But the thrill of the game is not in tackling the dummy.
                      Football Days / Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the B...
                      3
                      The adventure had all the thrill of a new conquest in it.
                      K
                      4
                      The thrill of inspiration overtook him, the pleasure of a problem solved.
                      The sherlockian
                      5
                      For the visitors, there may also be the thrill of 'extreme tourism'.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      Some of the thrill and interest in the forest subsided for me.
                      Tales of lonely trails
                      7
                      The youth felt the old thrill at the sight of the emblems.
                      The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
                      8
                      The blood in both of them leaped to the thrill of contact.
                      From the Housetops
                      9
                      There was a thrill to winning; the danger of loss sharpened it.
                      Funeral in Blue
                      10
                      It had given her a thrill, and then she'd kept her control.
                      Any way you want me
                      11
                      She felt a thrill of fear run through her, but said nothing.
                      Ender’s Game
                      12
                      The old thrill came over the Fire Eater in these agitated times.
                      The Way of an Indian
                      13
                      Sean's thrill at achieving his dreams sparked his desire to help others.
                      The South African
                      14
                      The thrill of a great and impending danger stirred in his blood.
                      Baree, Son of Kazan
                      15
                      Video: SharkDefenseDivers and swimmers may thrill to the idea of shark safeguards.
                      Wired
                      16
                      William wandered round the neighbourhood experiencing all the thrill of the outlaw.
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                      Thrill through the time
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