thrilling
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thrilling
- /ˈθɹɪlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of thrill
adjective more thrilling · most thrilling
- Causing a feeling of sudden excitement. He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
noun thrillings
- A thrill. […] my heart told me that she did all be stirred with small thrillings of defiance unto me, and with thrillings of love […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exciting, stimulating, electrifying, exhilarating, enthralling, stirring, arousing, fascinating, emotional, challenging, stunning, sexy, provoking, exalting, juicy, moving
Talk about this word "thrilling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thrilling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thrilling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thrilling "thrilling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thrilling.Cite this
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title = {thrilling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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