thrill·ing
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Definition of thrilling
: 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
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thrillingly
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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
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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thrilling
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English Language Learners Definition of thrilling
: very exciting
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The first known use of thrilling was in 1768
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