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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
thrill . - adjective Extremely
excited ordelighted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling intense pleasurable excitement
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Examples
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I've been thrilled from the beginning just to be part of a wonderful team of writers, and that thrill not only remains, it increases with each week of coverage.
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The 42 percent who are thrilled is down from 61 percent in January, when Obama was inaugurated.
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By 14 July Carver was again "thrilled about the book," ready to defer to Lish's advice on some decisions, and (most important) focusing on specific changes rather than all the changes as a whole.
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So, I wasn't exactly thrilled from the outset, but J-Lo being in it is enough to turn me off the idea completely.
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I am deeply grateful, terribly flattered, and just plain thrilled silly.
April 14th, 2005 spidersweb 2005
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The sound lie made as he said her name thrilled through her.
A Cure For Love Jordan, Penny 1991
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The word thrilled and thrilled through her being, and on every hand she noted the touch of Sandy Morley with tender appreciation.
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The sound of the word thrilled them, intoxicated them, gave them an awful feeling that was at the same time, in some odd way, agreeable; it stirred them with a solemn and sombre passion.
The Tree of Heaven May Sinclair 1904
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The call thrilled an answering chord of defiance in every breast, and a low, ominous murmur swept through the hall.
The Big Bow Mystery Israel Zangwill 1895
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The call thrilled an answering chord of defiance in every breast, and a low ominous murmur swept through the hall.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Israel Zangwill 1895
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