'Thrilling' definitions:
Definition of 'thrilling'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch" [syn: electrifying, thrilling]
adjective
Causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"
Definition of 'Thrilling'
From: GCIDE
- Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Thrill"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Thrilling'
From: GCIDE
- Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrilling.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore. [root]53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril, Trill to trickle.]
- 1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- I'll thrill my javelin. --Heywood. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thrilling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitating,
- animating,
- appealing,
- arousing,
- attractive,
- bewitching,
- breathtaking,
- captivating,
- charged,
- charming,
- cliff-hanging,
- delightful,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- electric,
- electrifying,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- enlivening,
- enravishing,
- enthralling,
- entrancing,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- exquisite,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- galvanic,
- galvanizing,
- gripping,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-robbing,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- intoxicating,
- intriguing,
- inviting,
- irresistible,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- lovely,
- luxurious,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perturbing,
- piquant,
- prepossessing,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- ravishing,
- riveting,
- rousing,
- sensational,
- sensuous,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- taking,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- tempting,
- thrilly,
- titillating,
- titillative,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- voluptuous,
- winning,
- winsome,
- witching