: 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
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a thrilling adventure movie
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The 4 Nations Face-Off has been a thrilling showcase of hockey excellence, featuring top-tier players from four of the sport’s most passionate nations.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
With the championship game in sight, both teams have plenty to play for in what promises to be a thrilling international showdown.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
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But the choice can make for a thrilling contrast to the eroticism on display: This is a world of blood and viscera, body fluids, and entrails, and Kurzel is going to show you all of it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
With the championship game in sight, both teams have plenty to play for in what promises to be a thrilling international showdown.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
But the choice can make for a thrilling contrast to the eroticism on display: This is a world of blood and viscera, body fluids, and entrails, and Kurzel is going to show you all of it.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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