[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

thrill \thrill\, v. t. imp.  p. p. thrilled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   thrilling. oe. thrillen, thornirlen, thornurlen, to
   pierce; all probably fr. as. thornyrlian, thornyrelian,
   fr. thornyrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. thornurh
   through; probably akin to d. drillen to drill, to bore.
   root53. 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.
      1913 webster

            he pierced through his chafed chest
            with thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            to bathe in flery floods, or to reside
            in thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --shak.
      1913 webster

            vivid and picturesque turns of expression which
            thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --m. arnold.
      1913 webster

            the cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,
            that sudden cold did run through every vein.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. to hurl; to throw; to cast. obs.
      1913 webster

            i'll thrill my javelin.               --heywood.
      1913 webster
see also:
thrilled thrilling through drill nostril trill 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

thrilling \thrill"ing\, a.
   causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply
   moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- thrill"ingly, adv. --
   thrill"ingness, n.
   1913 webster
see also:
thrill"ingly thrill"ingness 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

thrilling
     adj 1: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a
            electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to
            watch" syn: electrifying
     2: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or
        electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen
        lake"
see also:
electrifying 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

86 moby thesaurus words for "thrilling":
   agitating, animating, appealing, arousing, attractive, bewitching,
   breathtaking, captivating, charged, charming, cliff-hanging,
   delightful, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric,
   electrifying, enchanting, engaging, enlivening, enravishing,
   enthralling, entrancing, exciting, exhilarating, exquisite,
   fascinating, fetching, galvanic, galvanizing, gripping, heady,
   heart-expanding, heart-robbing, heart-stirring, heart-swelling,
   heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating,
   intriguing, inviting, irresistible, jarring, jolting, lovely,
   luxurious, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming,
   overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant,
   prepossessing, provocative, provoking, ravishing, riveting,
   rousing, sensational, sensuous, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring,
   stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful,
   suspensive, taking, tantalizing, telling, tempting, thrilly,
   titillating, titillative, troubling, unsettling, upsetting,
   voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching

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