American English pronunciation
How to pronounce thrilled
IPA transcription: [θ'ɹɪld]
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Verb
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tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
“The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow”
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feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
“he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”
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fill with sublime emotion
“The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”
“He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”
Adjective
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feeling intense pleasurable excitement
Usage examples
- Yet when Strauss writes about them in "The New York Times," they're thrilled.
- Something that Whittemore had not yet said thrilled him.
- Again that sudden sensation of startling sweetness thrilled her.
- However, not everyone was thrilled with the arrangement.
- Something that Whittemore had not yet said thrilled him.