thrill

verb

Pronunciation: /θɹɪl/ / [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] / [θɹ̥ɪɫ]

Etymology: From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb).

A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson.
“She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.”
A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
“The thrill is gone / Gone, gone for me / I still live on, lonely though I'll be”
A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.

Etymology: Blend of thread (verb) + drill (verb).

To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.