English → Latin
“thrill” in Latin
tinniōto ring, jingle, clink; to pay (with the clinking of coins); to cry, scream in a shrill voicesonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context); to sound, utter, speak, express, call; to cry resonōto sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call repeatedly; to give back the sound of, resound, reecho withmicōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to trembleagitōto act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly; to put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, romoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, producepersonōto sound through and through, resound, ring; to make a sound on a musical instrument, play, sound; to fill with sound, mgestiōto gesticulate; to exult, be joyful, cheerful; to desire, be eager
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thrill s.
A sharp sound, sonus acutus: sonus vibrans (a warbling; Plin., 10, 29, 43): tinnitus (a tinkling).
A sharp, piercing sensation; by the verb.
thrill v.
To make a sharp sound, acute sonare, resonare, tinnire. It thrills in my ears, aures meae tinniunt, personant; aures strepunt (Liv., 22, 14).
To feel a sharp or tingling sensation, micare: agitari: moveri. To thrill with joy, gaudium percipere; laetitia exsultare, gestire, or efferri; gaudio exsilire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thrill?
- The usual Latin words for “thrill” are tinniō, sonō, resonō; also micō, agitō, moveō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.