: causing a feeling of great excitement or happiness
a thrilling discovery
a thrilling performance
… flashes into the end zone to give the Rams the winning touchdown in the most thrilling Super Bowl finish ever.—
Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly
thrillingly
adverb
Who, in fact, are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the dramas that unfold here so thrillingly?
—Marie Winn
Marie Winn
… this is a powerful and thrillingly strange movie …
—Terrence Rafferty
Terrence Rafferty
Examples of thrilling in a Sentence
a thrilling adventure movie
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—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 May 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 May 2026
The beloved broadcaster – who turns 100 this week – has been making thrilling and informative shows about the wonders of our planet for decades, spanning everything from the reptiles that roamed the Earth 66 million years ago to the wildlife battling for survival in sub-zero polar regions.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
Your creativity, dating life, and relationship with pleasure are evolving in ways that are equally thrilling and uncomfortable.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The Olympic finale reminded Americans how thrilling hockey can be.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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