v. t.
He pierced through his chafed chest
With thrilling point of deadly iron brand. Spenser. [ 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 ]
I'll thrill my javelin. Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To seek sweet safety out
In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Trill. ] A warbling; a trill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ AS. þyrel an aperture. See Thrill, v. t. ] A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [ Obs. ] “His thrillant spear.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving;