Emily Dickinson Lexicon

THRILL, n. [See the Verb.]

1. A drill.
2. A warbling. [See Trill.]
3. A breathing place or hole. Herbert.

THRILL, v.t.

1. ¹ [Sax. thyrlian, thirlian; D. drillen, to drill, to bore; trillen, to shiver, pant, quaver; G. drillen, to drill; triller, a shake; trillern, to trill; Dan. driller, to bore, to drill; trilder, Sw. trilla, to roll; Dan. trille, a trill; W. troliaw; to troll or roll; all probably of one family, from the root of roll. See Drill.]
2. To bore; to drill; to perforate by turning a gimlet or other similar instrument. But in the literal sense, drill is now chiefly or wholly used. Spenser used it literally in the clause, “with thrill point of iron brand.”
3. To pierce; to penetrate; as something sharp. The cruel word her tender heart so thrill'd, That sudden cold did run through every vein. Spencer. A servant that he bred, thrill'd with remorse. Shak.

THRILL, v.t.

1. ²
2. To pierce; to penetrate; as something sharp; particularly, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame. Addison. A faint cold fear thrills through my veins. Shak.
3. To feel a sharp shivering sensation running through the body. To seek sweet safety out / In vaults and prisons; and to thrill and shake. Shak.

THRILL'ED, pp.

Penetrated; pierced.

THRILL'ING, ppr.

1. Perforating; drilling.
2. Piercing; penetrating; having the quality of penetrating; passing with a tingling, shivering sensation.
3. Feeling a tingling, shivering sensation running through Gen. system.

THRILL'ING-LY, adv.

With thrilling sensations.

THRILL'ING-NESS, n.

The quality of being thrilling.

THRILL'INGS, n. [plur.]

Thrilling sensations.

THRING, v.t.

To press, crowd or throng. [Not used.] Chaucer.

THRIS'SA, n.

A fish of the shad and herring kind, whose flesh is considered as being sometimes poisonous. It is found in the waters of intertropical America, India, &c.

THRIVE, v. [pret. thrived; pp. thrived, thriven. Dan. trives, to thrive, to increase; Sw. trifvas. It may belong to the family of trip, to hasten, or to that of drive.]

1. To prosper by industry, economy and good management of property to increase in goods and estate. A farmei thrives by good husbandry. When the body of laboring may thrive, we pronounce the state prosperous. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches o the understanding, as well as in gold Watts
2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success O son, why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, onr grcat author thrives? ?Stilton They by vices thrive. Sandys
3. To grow; to increase in bulk or stature; to flourish Young cattle thrive in rich pastures; and trees thrive in good soil.
4. To grow; to advance; to increase or advance in an: thing valuable.

THRIV'ER, n.

One that prospers in the acquisition of pror eny.

THRIV'ING, ppr.

1. Prospering in worldly goods.
2. adj. Being prosperous or successful; advancing in wealth increasing; growing; as, a thriving mechanic; a thriving trader.

THRIV'ING-LY, adv.

In a prosperous way.

THRIV'ING-NESS, or THRIV-ING, n.

Prosperity; growth; increase. Decay of Piety.

THRO, prep.

A contraction of Through, not now used.

THROAT, n. [Sax. throta, throte; D. strote; Russ. grud.]

1. The anterior part of the neck of an animal, in which are the gullet and windpipe or the passages for the food and breath. In medicine, the fauces; all that hollow or cavity in the part of the mouth which may be seen when the mouth is wide open. Cyc.
2. In seamen's language, that end of a gaff which is next the mast. Mar. Dict.
3. In ship-building, the inside of the knee-timber at the mit die or turns of the arms; also, the inner part of the ane of an anchor where they join the shank; and the middle part of a floor-timber. Cyc. Throat-brails, brails attached to the gaff close to the mast. Throat-halliards, are those that raise the throat of the gaff. Mar. Dict.

THROAT, v.t.

To mow beams in a direction against Mar. inst the bending. [Local.] Cyc.

THROAT-PIPE, n. [throat and pipe.]

The windpipe, wen.

THROAT-WORT, n. [throat and wort.]

A plant of the genus Campanula, a perennial weed common in pasture-ground; also, a plant of the genus Trachelium. Cyc. Lee.

THROAT-Y, a.

Guttural. Howell.

THROB, n.

A beat or strong pulsation; a violent beating of the heart and arteries; a palpitation. Thon talk'st like one who never felt Th' impatient throbs and longings of a soul That pants and reaches after distant good. Addison.

THROB, v.i. [perhaps allied to drive and to drub; at least its elements and signification coincide; Gr. θορυβεω.]

To heat, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; palpitate. The heart throbs with joy, desire or fear; the violent action of the heart is perceived by a throbbing pulse. My heart throbs to know one thing. Shak. [We apply the word also to the breast.] Here may his head live on my throbbing breast. Shak.

THROB'BING, n.

The act of beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitation.

THROB'BING, ppr.

Beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitating.