thrilled — extremely pleased and excited about something
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely pleased and excited about something
Pronunciation (IPA): /θrɪld/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother was thrilled when she finally learned how to use emojis in text messages.
- I'm absolutely thrilled that my favorite band is coming to Seoul next month.
- He was thrilled to discover that his 'lost' homework was actually in his backpack all along.
thrilled
ADJECTIVE[/θrɪld/]
extremely pleased and excited about something
💡 Concept
extremely pleased and excited about something
🎵 Rhyme
With skilled hands that filled every detail, she stands thrilled!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/θrɪld/
🇬🇧 UK/θrɪld/
🌳Etymology
Rootthrill
Suffix--ed
🎵Rhyme
filledskilledbilledchilled
filled
skilled
billed
chilled
🔗Collocations
thrilled to pieces
absolutely thrilled
thrilled with the results
thrilled to bits
less than thrilled
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother was thrilled when she finally learned how to use emojis in text messages.”
“I'm absolutely thrilled that my favorite band is coming to Seoul next month.”
😄 Fun example
“He was thrilled to discover that his 'lost' homework was actually in his backpack all along.”
“The students were thrilled when the teacher announced a surprise pizza party.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
delightedecstaticelatedoverjoyedexcited
Antonyms
disappointeddismayeddejected
Related
thrillexcitementjoypleasureenthusiasm
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