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athrill

American  
[uh-thril] / əˈθrɪl /

adjective

  1. affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively).

    After the first surprise, he found himself athrill with a sense of discovery.

Etymology

Origin of athrill

First recorded in 1875–80; a- 1 + thrill

Example Sentences

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The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.

From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton

He was now in his thirty-sixth year and athrill with that full health and masculine energy that was his blessing to the end of his life.

From Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College by Smith, William Robert Lee

Yet all the summer wind was athrill with harmony.

From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

All over the country the people are athrill with a new life.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton

The girl’s nerves were athrill with the delightful air of mystery suggested by the surroundings.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

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