| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A warbling; a trill. 2. (n.) A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. 3. (v. t.) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. 4. (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. 5. (v. t.) To hurl; to throw; to cast. 6. (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. 7. (v. i.) To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body. 8. (n.) A drill. See 3d Drill, 1. 9. (n.) A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. | Multi-Version Concordance Thrill (2 Occurrences) Exodus 15:14 The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia. (DBY) Isaiah 60:5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. (WEB ASV NAS RSV) |