thrilled Definition

thrill
verb thrilled, thrilling

tr & intr
1. To feel or make someone feel a sudden strong glowing, tingling or throbbing sensation, especially of excitement, emotion or pleasure.

Thesaurus: excite, arouse, stimulate, titillate, move, send, stir, wow (slang); tingle, tremble.
tr & intr
2. To vibrate or quiver.
intr
3. Said of a feeling: to pass quickly with a glowing or tingling sensation.

Example: Excitement thrilled through her

noun

1. A sudden tingling feeling of excitement, happiness or pleasure.

Thesaurus: excitement, pleasure, stimulation, titillation, charge, tingle, buzz (slang).
2. Something, eg an event, which causes such a feeling.
3. A shivering or trembling feeling caused especially by fear, terror or distress.

Thesaurus: tingle, tremor, tremble, throb, vibration.

Derivative: thrilled
adj

Excited; delighted.

Derivative: thrilling
adj

Causing great excitement, happiness or pleasure
Thesaurus: exciting, exhilarating, rousing, stimulating, gripping, hair-raising, rip-roaring (slang), stirring.

Derivative: thrillingly
adverb

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon thyrlian to pierce.