Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A warbling; a trill.

2. (n.) A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

3. (v. t.) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.

4. (v. t.) 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.

5. (v. t.) To hurl; to throw; to cast.

6. (v. i.) 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.

7. (v. i.) To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.

8. (n.) A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.

9. (n.) A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.