| • | A warbling; a trill. |
| • | A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird. |
| • | To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. |
| • | Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate. |
| • | To hurl; to throw; to cast. |
| • | To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame. |
| • | To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body. |
| • | A drill. See 3d Drill, 1. |
| • | A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. |