Definition of exhilaration
1 : the action of exhilarating
2 : the feeling or the state of being exhilarated
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Examples of exhilaration in a Sentence
I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.
the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another
Recent Examples of exhilaration from the Web
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But for those of us who play until the sweat pours and the muscles ache, the reward is total exhilaration – and the more romantic feeling that the machine, too, is satisfied.
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First Known Use of exhilaration
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EXHILARATION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of exhilaration for English Language Learners
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: a feeling of great happiness and excitement
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