thriller
/ˈθɹɪ.lə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
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Meaning
noun
A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.
Example Sentences
- "While Arsenal had enjoyed a Boxing Day break thanks to the cancellation of their game against West Ham, Newcastle had come out of the wrong end of a thriller at Old Trafford and Pardew said that strain accounted for his side conceding four goals at the Emirates after Demba Ba had drawn Newcastle level for the third time in the 69th minute."
- "She loves to read thriller books."
Etymology
Etymology tree English thrill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English thriller From thrill + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
- British English: /ˈθɹɪ.lə/
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pulp novel