Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thrilling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling
point of deadly iron brand. --Spenser.
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.
To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling
region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak.
Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That
sudden cold did run through every vein. --Spenser.
3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]
I'll thrill my javelin. --Heywood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a.
Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply
moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Thrill"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thrilling
adj 1: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a
electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to
watch" [syn: {electrifying}]
2: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or
electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen
lake"
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