Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrill kill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: thril-l kill
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.

noun

Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.

Example Sentences

""It was a thrill kill. Robbery was an afterthought. This is one of the most senseless murders we've had down there in years.""
""[T]his essentially was a killing for no reason, a thrill kill. . . ," said Attorney Donald Macomber."
"We all know that plenty of kids took to Route 66 after reading “On the Road,” but few juveniles committed thrill-kill murders after paging through “Crime and Punishment.”"

Inflected Forms

thrill kills (plural) thrill killing (alternative)

Phrases

thrill killer

Questions

What does thrill kill mean?: An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.

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