thrill

n. [ See Trill. ] A warbling; a trill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. þyrel an aperture. See Thrill, v. t. ] A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 chest
With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 reside
In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the &unr_;eader with sudden delight. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
That sudden cold did run through every vein. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

To seek sweet safety out
In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [ Obs. ] “His thrillant spear.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]