Stimulates, thrills (7)
I believe the answer is:
excites
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'stimulates' is the first definition.
('excite' can be a synonym of 'stimulate')
'thrills' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for excites that I've seen before include "Stirs up, rouses" , "Arouses feelings in" , "Provokes" , "Stirs up, stimulates" , "Makes eager" .)