thrilled
part of speech
adjective (thrilled; more thrilled); also the past form of the verb thrill (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very happy and excited about something. tree →
2) (verb, past) Gave someone a strong feeling of excitement: «The ride thrilled us». tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories «thrilled» tells the reader a character is delighted, often about good news, a present or a surprise. In everyday talk «I'm thrilled» is a strong way of saying «I'm very pleased». Said with a flat voice, «Oh, I'm thrilled» can be sarcastic and mean the opposite. Phrases: «thrilled to bits» (UK), «thrilled with», «thrilled about», «thrilled to hear».
examples
- I was thrilled when I got a puppy for my birthday. tree →
- Mum is thrilled with my school report. tree →
- The team were thrilled to win the cup. tree →
- Grandad was thrilled to bits with the card we made. tree →
- The fireworks thrilled the crowd. tree →
- We are thrilled that you can come to the party. tree →
- «Another maths test? I'm thrilled,» said Tom, rolling his eyes. tree →
note
Use with «with» for a thing (thrilled with the gift), «about» or «at» for news, «to» + verb (thrilled to see you). Stronger than «pleased» or «happy». Sarcasm trap: the tone of voice can turn it into its opposite.
In the corpora
- Thrilled and scared at once, she makes a list of questions, and the social worker answers every one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «thrilled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.