thrilling

adjective

thrill·ing ˈthri-liŋ

Synonyms of thrilling next

: 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

ˈthri-liŋ-lē

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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Fresh off a thrilling season, MotoGP unveiled a brand-new look. —

Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Onyebuchi’s thrilling 2020 novella asks just how far sci-fi dystopias are from real life. —

Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024 John Powell’s thrilling musical score, blending with Schwartz’s iconic tunes, is note-perfect. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs tight end posted a number of pictures to his Instagram on Wednesday, celebrating the team’s undefeated record after a thrilling overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. —

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