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Spell Bee Word: thrill


Basic Details

Word: Thrill

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure; as a verb, to make someone feel this.

Synonyms: excitement, delight, kick

Antonyms: boredom

How to Spell Thrill

Syllables: thrill

Tricky part: It begins with thr and ends with a double l. The r is single.

Watch out for: thril, threll, thrll

Memory tip: Thrill ends in ll like chill and hill, and a thrill can send a chill down your back.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. thrilled to bits: Extremely happy. Example: "Mona was thrilled to bits with her new paint box."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Riding the giant wheel at the mela gave us a thrill.

Example 2: It was a thrill to meet a real astronaut.

Example 3: The last-ball six thrilled the crowd.

Fun Fact

Thrill comes from an Old English word meaning to pierce or make a hole, the same root that gave us nostril, a hole in the nose.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: thrill

a) silence
b) sorrow
c) excitement
d) boredom

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c) excitement. A thrill is a rush of excitement.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lirlht

a) thrall
b) shrill
c) trills
d) thrill

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d) thrill. Begin with th, and the leftover r, i and two l's finish the word.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

thrrill

a) t
b) r
c) h
d) i

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b) r. Only the l is doubled in thrill; the r stays single.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most people would get a thrill from ____.

a) waiting in a long queue
b) a roller-coaster ride
c) folding clothes
d) doing the dishes

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b) a roller-coaster ride

2. If you are thrilled with a gift, you are ____.

a) angry
b) very pleased
c) bored
d) a little sad

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b) very pleased

Associated Words

culpabilitycherishreproachclusterbroadcasting
strategyrespectfulhulletiquetteindustrious

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