Thrilling

Thrilling
Thrilling Thrill"ing, a. Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Thrill"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • thrilling — index moving (evoking emotion), provocative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thrilling — / ɵriliŋ/, it. / tril:ing/ agg. ingl. [part. pres. di (to ) thrill far rabbrividire ], usato in ital. come agg. e s.m. ■ agg. [che produce tensione] ▶◀ ‖ appassionante, avvincente, eccitante, emozionante. ◀▶ barboso, monotono, noioso, piatto.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • thrilling — /ˈtrillin(g), ingl. ˈθrɪlɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente part. pres. di to thrill «(per)forare, trafiggere»] A agg. inv. emozionante, appassionante, orripilante B s. m. inv. giallo, thriller (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • thrilling — [adj] exciting blood tingling*, boss*, breathtaking, electrifying, enchanting, exquisite, fab*, fabulous, frantic, gripping, hair raising*, large, mad, magnificent, mindbending*, mind blowing*, miraculous, overwhelming, rip roaring*, riveting,… …   New thesaurus

  • thrilling — adj. thrilling to + inf. (it was thrilling to see them) * * * [ θrɪlɪŋ] thrilling to + inf. (it was thrilling to see them) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Thrilling — Thrill Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrilling — thril·ling agg.inv., s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1a. agg.inv., che è un thriller: film, libro thrilling 1b. agg.inv., estens., che mette i brividi, emozionante, spec. di opera cinematografica, televisiva o di un racconto: un azione scenica… …   Dizionario italiano

  • thrilling — [[t]θrɪ̱lɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thrilling is very exciting and enjoyable. Our wildlife trips offer a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state. Syn: exciting Derived words: thrillingly ADV GRADED ADV adj, ADV with v… …   English dictionary

  • thrilling — adjective 1. causing a surge of emotion or excitement (Freq. 2) she gave an electrifying performance a thrilling performer to watch • Syn: ↑electrifying • Similar to: ↑exciting 2. causing quivering or shivering as by col …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrilling — adj. Thrilling is used with these nouns: ↑climax, ↑contest, ↑episode, ↑finale, ↑finish, ↑match, ↑victory, ↑win …   Collocations dictionary

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