Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thrill \Thrill\ (thr[i^]l), n. [See {Trill}.]
   A warbling; a trill.

Thrill \Thrill\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel an aperture. See {Thrill},
   v. t.]
   A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to
   pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian,
   Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh
   through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore.
   [root]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.]

            He pierced through his chafed chest With thrilling
            point of deadly iron brand.           --Spenser.

   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.

            To bathe in flery floods, or to reside In thrilling
            region of thick-ribbed ice.           --Shak.

            Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
            thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.

            The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That
            sudden cold did run through every vein. --Spenser.

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

            I'll thrill my javelin.               --Heywood.

Thrill \Thrill\, n.
   1. A drill. See 3d {Drill}, 1.

   2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement;
      as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. --Burns.

Thrill \Thrill\, 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.

            I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.
                                                  --Shak.

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

            To seek sweet safety out In vaults and prisons, and
            to thrill and shake.                  --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

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}, {kick}]
     2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
        surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill},
         {quiver}, {shudder}, {tingle}]
     3: something that thrills; "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: {tickle}, {vibrate}]
     3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder},
         {shiver}, {throb}]
     4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is
        obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
        the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated
        by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate},
         {exalt}, {beatify}]