thrilled

thrilled
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
ADVERB
really
absolutely, quite, totally, utterly
not exactly, not too

He's not exactly thrilled at the prospect of working for his old rival.

secretly
PREPOSITION
at

I was secretly thrilled at the prospect of going there again.

with

I'm really thrilled with the results.

PHRASES
thrilled to bits (BrE), thrilled to pieces (AmE)

I was thrilled to bits/pieces when my son won.


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  • thrilled — [ θrıld ] adjective very pleased and excited: thrilled with: Dan was thrilled with his birthday cake. thrilled (that): We are thrilled that Kevin is going to join the team. thrilled to do something: I was thrilled to see her. thrilled to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thrilled — [θrıld] adj [not before noun] very excited, happy, and pleased be thrilled to see/hear/learn etc sth ▪ We were so thrilled to hear about the baby. thrilled (that) ▪ I m absolutely thrilled that you are coming. thrilled about ▪ He was thrilled… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thrilled — index ecstatic, proud (self respecting) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • thrilled — adj. 1) thrilled with (they were thrilled with the gift) 2) thrilled to + inf. (she was thrilled to receive an invitation) 3) thrilled that + clause (we were thrilled that he would give a concert in our town) * * * thrilled to + inf. (she was… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • thrilled — UK [θrɪld] / US adjective very pleased and excited thrilled with: Dan was thrilled with his birthday cake. thrilled about: I m not very thrilled about having to do it again. thrilled (that): We are thrilled that Kevin is going to join the team.… …   English dictionary

  • thrilled — [[t]θrɪ̱ld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ to inf, ADJ prep, ADJ that If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something. I was so thrilled to get a good report from him... Sue and John were especially thrilled with this… …   English dictionary

  • thrilled — adjective (not before noun) very excited, happy, and pleased: We were so thrilled to hear about the baby. | thrilled to bits (=very thrilled) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Thrilled — Thrill Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrilled — [θrɪld] adj very pleased and excited We are thrilled that Kevin is going to join the team.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • thrilled to bits — If you are thrilled to bits, you are extremely pleased or excited about something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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