: 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
Synonyms
Examples of thrilling in a Sentence
a thrilling adventure movie
Recent Examples on the Web
Entertainment & Arts ‘Enemy of the People’ is the 19th century drama that still resonates with our pandemic-scarred society
March 12, 2024
All the pieces are in place for a thrilling revival, but the adaptation makes an interpretive choice that will sorely disappoint anyone who knows Ibsen’s play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Dive into Python, Java, and C++ basics and the thrilling fields of web development, data science, and ethical hacking.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
Think: arcades, game courts, slides, and more—going beyond the basic amenities for a thrilling vacation.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2024
The nail-biting ending seemed so thrilling that it must have been scripted, right?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
Though it’s often used as an accent, this humble spice becomes thrilling when it’s pushed to its fiery limits (like in Cacio e Pepe).
—Bon Appétit, 3 May 2024
Just before the turn of the century, a roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, was added, and then a second, along with a hotel and other attractions — and gradually, through financial ups and downs — the park added more and more thrilling rides, including several that set world records.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
But the real setting of this thrilling dance-musical-concert hybrid, alternately rhapsodic and shattering, is our collective youth.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
The travel agency, which Danish adventurer Jan Kalmar founded in 2007, has created a thrilling new off-roading experience in the heart of Africa.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Dive into Python, Java, and C++ basics and the thrilling fields of web development, data science, and ethical hacking.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
Think: arcades, game courts, slides, and more—going beyond the basic amenities for a thrilling vacation.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 6 May 2024
The nail-biting ending seemed so thrilling that it must have been scripted, right?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
Though it’s often used as an accent, this humble spice becomes thrilling when it’s pushed to its fiery limits (like in Cacio e Pepe).
—Bon Appétit, 3 May 2024
Just before the turn of the century, a roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, was added, and then a second, along with a hotel and other attractions — and gradually, through financial ups and downs — the park added more and more thrilling rides, including several that set world records.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
But the real setting of this thrilling dance-musical-concert hybrid, alternately rhapsodic and shattering, is our collective youth.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
The travel agency, which Danish adventurer Jan Kalmar founded in 2007, has created a thrilling new off-roading experience in the heart of Africa.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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