thrill

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. excitement; tremor, vibration; sensation; tingle, kick (sl.), charge (sl.). —v. throb, tingle, shiver; stir, excite, move deeply; vibrate, tremble. See feeling, sensibility.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. pleasant sensation, stimulation, good feeling, refreshment, titillation, tingle, glow, flush, response, flutter, twitter, inspiration, kick*, bang*, boost*, lift*, wallop*; see also excitement , fun .

v.

1. [To excite]

Syn. animate, inspire, rouse, charge*; see excite 1 , 2 .

2. [To become excited]

Syn. tingle, quiver, flutter, pant, glow, vibrate, palpitate, titillate, shiver.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. excitement *rush, *adrenalin rush, *head rush, kick, *spine-tingling experience, chills, blast, titillation, *charge, *mind-blower, *high, exhilaration, sensation, *heart-pounder, *hair-raiser.

2. tremor quiver, fluttering, tingling, vibration.

II

v.

excite, stimulate, electrify, *adrenalize, *give a rush, exhilarate, titillate, *blow one's mind, stir, *turn on, *give a charge.

ANT.: tranquilize, put to sleep

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To move or excite greatly: carry away, electrify, enrapture, transport. Slang: send. See EXCITE. II noun 1. A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation: lift. Informal: wallop. Slang: bang, boot1, high, kick. See EXCITE. 2. A nervous shaking of the body: quake, quiver, shake, shiver1, shudder, tic, tremor, twitch. See REPETITION.