From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thrill
n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got
a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick
rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill,
kick]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense
feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men
were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by
the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill,
tickle, vibrate]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
4: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the
prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his
phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink,
inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]