Adjective: thrilled thrild
- Feeling intense pleasurable excitement
"The thrilled child couldn't wait to open her birthday presents"
- Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
"he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine";
- tickle, vibrate
- Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
"The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
- Fill with great joy or delight
"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies";
- exhilarate, tickle pink [informal], inebriate [rare], exalt, beatify
- [literary] Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
"The crowd thrilled at the spectacular performance";
- shudder, shiver, throb
See also: excited
Type of: elate, excite, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, tremble, uplift
Encyclopedia: Thrilled
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