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View synonyms for thrilling

thrilling

[ thril-ing ]

adjective

  1. producing sudden, strong, and deep emotion or excitement.
  2. producing a tremor, as by chilling.
  3. vibrating; trembling; quivering.


ˈthrilling

/ ˈθrɪlɪŋ /

adjective

  1. very exciting or stimulating
  2. vibrating or trembling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈthrillingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • thrilling·ly adverb
  • un·thrilling adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrilling1

First recorded in 1520–30; thrill + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

She encourages Rachel to indulge and the two develop an unexpected bond, which author Melissa Broder explores in this thrilling examination of hunger, desire, faith, family and love.

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After Frankie realizes something is going on between her daughter and a teacher, she intervenes in a thrilling and unexpected way.

Getting out on the slopes is a thrilling experience, whether it’s your first time on the bunny hill or whether you are a seasoned park rat.

Here’s a thrilling Chianti Classico, a vivid reminder not to take Tuscany for granted.

The result is a thrilling tale eerily familiar but utterly transformed.

The pulse of the music gives the film a thrilling kind of unity.

When they told me that Ben was interested in doing it, I thought, “How thrilling!”

The 16-song pop treasure chest comes to a thrilling close with “New Romantics,” a remix-ready stomper crammed with witty lyrics.

As a recovering fan, I still regard football as a thrilling spectacle.

We go back into the city which is thrilling to be back there again.

In the telegraph office a young signaler was sending a thrilling message to Umballa, Lahore and the north.

She glanced up at him softly, under long lashes,—a thrilling glance; but he missed its radiance, for his own eyes were far away.

In the tear-stained story of humanity there has never been aught to surpass the thrilling record of Cawnpore.

It is impossible to describe the thrilling effect produced by this striking ceremony.

That thrilling pathetic voice; it had never touched her as it touched her to-day.

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