thrill

A sudden strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.

• I felt a thrill when I saw her.
• He loves the thrill of driving fast.
• The children screamed with thrills of excitement.

How to use it: thrill of doing something (I loved the thrill of riding down the steep hill.)

Similar words: excitement

Common phrases: feel a thrill, thrill of something, great thrill

An event or activity that gives you a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.

• That ride was a real thrill.
• Flying over the mountains was the biggest thrill of our trip.
• He travels in search of new thrills.

Similar words: kick

Common phrases: big thrill, cheap thrill, thrill of something

A small, sudden shaking of the body, often caused by a strong feeling.

• A cold thrill ran down his spine.
• She felt a thrill of fear at the sound.
• A brief thrill passed through her body.

How to use it: a thrill of something (A thrill of fear passed through her.)

Similar words: shiver, tremor, frisson

Common phrases: thrill of fear, thrill through someone, cold thrill

To make someone feel very excited and pleased.

• The show thrilled the children.
• Her wonderful news thrilled us all.
• The team thrilled its fans with a late goal.

How to use it: thrill someone with something (The singer thrilled the crowd with her final song.)

Similar words: excite, delight

Common phrases: thrill someone, thrill the audience, thrill someone with, thrill at something

To shake slightly, or make something shake slightly.

• The strings thrilled beneath her fingers.
• His body thrilled with a sudden shiver.
• A faint vibration thrilled through the wire.

How to use it: thrill with something (The strings thrilled with each touch of her fingers.)

Similar words: tremble, quiver

Common phrases: thrill through something, thrill with something