enthrill

verb

Etymology

From en- + thrill.

  1. inherited from þȳrlian — “to pierce
  2. prefixed as enthrill — “en + thrill

Definitions

  1. To pierce

    To pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.

    • Yea, though Christ from the skies hold out never so moving lures unto us, all of them (haggard like) we will turn tail to, and haste to the iron fist, that holds out nought but a knife to enthrill us.
  2. To cause to thrill.

    • […] for then a glance from her she knew, Could inthrill his heart, enrapture and control […]
    • Long years ago, amid the sunny hills Where Arno dashing makes the maddest mirth, A master lived whose melody enthrills, And ever will, the children of the earth.
  3. To charm

    To charm; to enthrall.

    • She's getting enthrilled by him; she is, my lord. I saw 'em meet just now in the wood.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for enthrill. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA