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thrill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???l/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): [??????]
- (Ireland) IPA(key): [?????l], [t?????l]
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Old English þ?rlian (“to pierce”), derived from þ?rel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl).
Verb
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)
- (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems
- vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight
- 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems
- (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
- (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
- (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.
- 1632, Thomas Heywood, The Iron Age
- I'd thrill my jauelin at the Grecian moysture
- 1632, Thomas Heywood, The Iron Age
Derived terms
- enthrill
Translations
Noun
thrill (plural thrills)
- A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
- A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
- (medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
- A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Blend of thread (verb) +? drill (verb).
Verb
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)
- (machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
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frenzy
English
Alternative forms
- phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *???????? (*phrén?sis), a later equivalent of ???????? (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f??nzi/
Noun
frenzy (countable and uncountable, plural frenzies)
- A state of wild activity or panic.
- She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
- A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
- All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
- 1595-1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:
- The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Derived terms
- feeding frenzy
Related terms
- frantic
- frenetic
- frenzied
Translations
Adjective
frenzy (comparative more frenzy, superlative most frenzy)
- (obsolete) Mad; frantic.
- 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress:
- They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.
- 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress:
Verb
frenzy (third-person singular simple present frenzies, present participle frenzying, simple past and past participle frenzied)
- (uncommon) To render frantic.
- Both goaded on to strife by frenzying hate.
- Then there is the absorbing, not to say frenzying, interest, which attends our important elections.
- (rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
- The fresh smell of salt air, the sound of the crashing swell, the soothing immersion in the water, the sight of dolphins playing and fish frenzying beneath my board.
Further reading
- frenzy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- frenzy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- frenzy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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