: 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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How about the first time two boosters landed side by side, punctuating the inaugural launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket with thrilling synchrony?
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Players will visit stunning new locations, solve intricate puzzles, battle dangerous cultists, and encounter an epic new enemy in a classically thrilling Indiana Jones adventure.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, along Lake Michigan, visitors can explore North Avenue Beach, the Lakefront Trail, and Navy Pier—with thrilling rides, waterfront restaurants, and scenic lake cruises.
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The most thrilling fight, though, came between Bugner and Ali in Kuala Lumpur in 1975, their second time fighting each other.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Players will visit stunning new locations, solve intricate puzzles, battle dangerous cultists, and encounter an epic new enemy in a classically thrilling Indiana Jones adventure.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, along Lake Michigan, visitors can explore North Avenue Beach, the Lakefront Trail, and Navy Pier—with thrilling rides, waterfront restaurants, and scenic lake cruises.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The most thrilling fight, though, came between Bugner and Ali in Kuala Lumpur in 1975, their second time fighting each other.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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