thriller

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(noun.)

ADJ

gripping | best-selling

comedy, erotic, mystery, political, psychological, sci-fi/science fiction, spy

She stayed up all night reading that psychological thriller about a woman losing her memory.

VERB + THRILLER

publish, write

My brother is hoping to publish a psychological thriller next year.

read

THRILLER + NOUN

writer

PREP

in a/the ~

The detective discovers a shocking secret in the thriller she's reading before bed.

~ by

I watched an exciting thriller by Alfred Hitchcock last night.

Definitions

noun

1

Something that thrills.

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.

2

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

She loves to read thriller books.

3

A sharp, usually sweetened herbal tea flavored with a fruit or berry.

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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 strai

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She loves to read thriller books.

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03

Our new serial thriller begins at 7.30 this evening.

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For the director, it's a thriller.

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This film was praised as a completely engaging thriller that works on almost every level.

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Michael Jackson's album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time.

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