English · Word Candidate

thriller

/ˈθɹɪ.lə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: thrillers

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something that thrills.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì đó gây phấn khích

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Noun

Examples

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 lev

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thể loại câu chuyện, sách, vở kịch, phim đầy suspens

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

She loves to read thriller books.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “thriller” mean?

Something that thrills.

Is “thriller” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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