thrilling

adjective

thrill·​ing ˈthri-liŋ 

: 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

Synonyms of thrilling

• exciting
• breathtaking
• interesting
• intriguing

Examples of thrilling in a Sentence

a thrilling adventure movie

Recent Examples on the Web

The Rams last won the Super Bowl in 2021, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a thrilling game that came down to the final minutes, when quarterback Matthew Stafford connected with WR Cooper Kupp on a go-ahead touchdown. —Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

Little kids will find that last part especially thrilling, and fill them with the holiday spirit, not to mention probably renew the wonder and excitement that all kids deserve to feel this time of year. —Kara Nesvig, Parents, 26 Nov. 2025

So to be asked to be a part of this was so thrilling. —Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

Cherry Creek and Fairview played a thrilling, messy masterpiece of a football game Saturday afternoon at the Stutler Bowl. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thrilling

• billing
• chilling
• drilling
• filling
• grilling
• killing
• milling
• pilling
• rilling
• schilling
• shilling
• skilling