| thrill | 1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. "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. "I'll thrill my javelin." (Heywood) Origin: OE. Thrillen, irlen, urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. Yrlian, yrelian, Fr. Yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. Urh through; probably akin to D. Drillen to drill, to bore. 53. See Through, and cf. Drill to bore, Nostril, Trill to trickle. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. Origin: AS. Yrel an aperture. See Thrill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| thrilling | Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. Thrill"ingly, Thrill"ingness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| presystolic thrill | A thrill immediately preceding the ventricular contraction, that is sometimes felt on palpation over the apex of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hydatid thrill | The peculiar trembling or vibratory sensation felt on palpation of a hydatid cyst. Synonym: Blatin's syndrome, hydatid fremitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| systolic thrill | A thrill felt over the precordium or over a blood vessel during ventricular systole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diastolic thrill | A thrill felt over the precordium or over a blood vessel during ventricular diastole. (05 Mar 2000) |