thrill
     n 1: 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"
          [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {kick}]
     2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
        surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill},
         {quiver}, {shudder}, {tingle}]
     3: something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel"
     v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were
          thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
     2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled
        by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {tickle}, {vibrate}]
     3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: {shudder},
         {shiver}, {throb}]
     4: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is
        obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
        the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated
        by his phenomenal success" [syn: {exhilarate}, {inebriate},
         {exalt}, {beatify}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0