thrill
verb/θrɪl/
/θrɪl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they thrill | /θrɪl/ /θrɪl/ |
| he / she / it thrills | /θrɪlz/ /θrɪlz/ |
| past simple thrilled | /θrɪld/ /θrɪld/ |
| past participle thrilled | /θrɪld/ /θrɪld/ |
| -ing form thrilling | /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/ /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/ |
- thrill somebody to cause somebody to feel very pleased or excited
- This band has thrilled audiences all over the world.
- I was thrilled by your news.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pierce or penetrate’): alteration of dialect thirl ‘pierce, bore’.Want to learn more?
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