thriller

[US]/'θrɪlə/
[UK]/'θrɪlɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.something that makes one's hair stand on end
a novel that makes one's hair stand on end
a suspenseful novel

Phrases & Collocations

intense thriller

Example Sentences

a gripping political thriller

a thriller that maximizes the potential of its locations.

a stylish offbeat thriller which occasionally meanders.

a thriller dramatized from the novel by Joan Smith.

a thriller that proceeds slam-bang to its conclusion; a slam-bang movie car chase.

Earnest thriller-cum-weepie starring Russell Crowe as a maths genius whose life is wracked by schizophrenia.

Political ructions and personal feuds boil to the surface as the tension mounts, making this a highly-charged thriller from famed writer Anthony Trollope.

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