Past tense of thrill
regular verb
The past tense of thrill is thrilled. The past participle is also thrilled.
Forms of thrill
| Base form (V1) | thrill /θɹɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | thrilled /θɹɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | thrilled /θɹɪld/ |
| Present participle | thrilling /ˈθɹɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | thrills /θɹɪlz/ |
Thrilled in a sentence
- She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.From the entry jump
- On the phone, he sounded thrilled about the baby.From the entry thrilled
- Ben was thrilled to lead the game.From the entry thrilled
- I can tell that you're thrilled.From the entry tell
- When Woolfolk started growing out his salt-and-pepper beard, she was thrilled.2026 May 7, Clover Hope, “‘Do you think I’m a cougar?’: five influencer couples on their age-gap relationships”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry salt-and-pepper
Meaning of thrill
- verb To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- verb To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
- verb To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
Questions about the past tense of thrill
- What is the past tense of thrill?
- The past tense of thrill is thrilled.
- What is the past participle of thrill?
- The past participle of thrill is thrilled.
- Is thrill a regular or irregular verb?
- Thrill is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thrill (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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