· 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"
Synonym(s): bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, kick
Hypernym(s): exhilaration, excitement
· an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
Synonym(s): frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, tingle
Hypernym(s): fear, fearfulness, fright
· something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
Hypernym(s): excitation, excitement
· cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
Hypernym(s): stimulate, excite, stir
· feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
Hypernym(s): stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
· tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Synonym(s): shudder, shiver, throb
Hypernym(s): tremble
· fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
Synonym(s): exhilarate, tickle_pink, inebriate, exalt, beatify
Hypernym(s): elate, lift_up, uplift, pick_up, intoxicate