: 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
Examples of thrilling in a Sentence
a thrilling adventure movie
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the most thrilling part of diving in Nevis, however, is the many shipwrecks which all have a story.
—Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The research was thrilling and of great interest to archaeologists everywhere, according to Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology at Brown University in Rhode Island.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The festive atmosphere spills into the beaches, bars, and beyond, making this the most thrilling time to experience Rio.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrilling
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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