Thrill (thr&ibreve_;l), n. [See Trill.] A warbling; a trill.[1913 Webster][1913 Webster]
Thrill, n. [AS. þyrel an aperture. See Thrill, v. t.] A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.[1913 Webster][1913 Webster]
Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thrilling.] [OE. thrillen, þirlen, þurlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. þyrlian, þyrelian, Fr. þyrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. þurh through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore. √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 chestWith thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
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 resideIn thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice.
Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the &unr_;eader with sudden delight.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,That sudden cold did run through every vein.
3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.][1913 Webster]
I'll thrill my javelin.
Thrill, v. i. 1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.[1913 Webster]
I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.
2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.[1913 Webster]
To seek sweet safety outIn vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.
Thrill, n. 1. A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.[1913 Webster]
2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. Burns.[1913 Webster][1913 Webster]