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A suspenseful, sensational story or film: “Ken Follett writes best-selling spy thrillers.”

In Great Britain, the word thriller is sometimes used for all mystery novels: “Martha Grimes, an American, writes British-style thrillers.”

For a list of words related to thriller, see:

• Publishing - thriller: fiction genre incorporating fantastic, suspenseful, or exciting situations
• Schools, Styles, and Forms - thriller: gripping work with intrigue, adventure, and suspense
• Genres and Types of Pictures - thriller: suspense drama

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See words rhyming with "thriller."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gyser, thriller

Nederlands (Dutch)
thriller

Français (French)
n. - (Cin, Littérat, TV) thriller, roman/film d'espionnage, qch de palpitant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Thriller

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θρίλερ, ανάγνωσμα ή θέαμα αγωνίας

Italiano (Italian)
giallo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - romance policial ou filme emocionante (m), coisa ou pessoa que nos faz vibrar (f)

Русский (Russian)
захватывающий/ая фильм/книга/пьеса

Español (Spanish)
n. - novela o película o obra de teatro escalofriante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - thriller, rysare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使人毛骨悚然的东西, 使人毛骨悚然的小说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 使人毛骨悚然的東西, 使人毛骨悚然的小說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스릴을 주는 것, 오싹하는 하는 사람, 스릴물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スリルを与える人, スリラー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء مثير وبخاصه روايه او تمثيليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מותחן, סיפור מתח, סרט מתח, דבר מרטיט‬

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