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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thrill•er (thril′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that thrills.
- an exciting, suspenseful play or story, esp. a mystery story.
- 1885–90; 1920–25 for def. 2; thrill + -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thriller /ˈθrɪlə/ n - a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
- a person or thing that thrills
thrill /θrɪl/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) feel a sudden wave of emotion or excitement: [~ + object]The good news thrilled him.[~ + at/to + object]to thrill at the thought of Paris.
n. [countable] - a sudden wave of strong emotion:He felt a thrill go through him when she entered the room.
- something that produces such a sensation:It's certainly a thrill to meet the president.
thrill•er, n. [countable]: a horror thriller. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thrill (thril),USA pronunciation v.t. - to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
- to utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody.
v.i. - to affect one with a wave of emotion or excitement.
- to be stirred by a tremor or tingling sensation of emotion or excitement:He thrilled at the thought of home.
- to cause a prickling or tingling sensation;
throb. - to move tremulously;
vibrate;
quiver.
n. - a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
- something that produces or is capable of producing such a sensation:a story full of thrills.
- a thrilling experience:It was a thrill to see Paris again.
- a vibration or quivering.
- Pathologyan abnormal tremor or vibration, as in the respiratory or vascular system.
- Middle English thrillen origin, originally, to penetrate, metathetic variant of thirlen to thirl 1250–1300
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