thrilling

adjective

thrill·​ing ˈthri-liŋ How to pronounce thrilling (audio)
: 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
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
… this is a powerful and thrillingly strange movie … Terrence Rafferty

Examples of thrilling in a Sentence

a thrilling adventure movie
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For anyone who did not pick up the hints or have the slightest moment of doubt, episode four’s conclusion becomes a thrilling mask-off moment, the perfect kind of narrative revelation that is unexpected and yet obvious in retrospect. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 Eleven parishioners are busy rehearsing a thrilling Western play to be presented next week. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 So that was thrilling to be able to be part of that process. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 For all the worry about too much strategy, The Traitors has, for now, become a thrilling comedy of failures. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thrilling 

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thrilling was in 1768

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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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