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

And yet fans are still entitled to feel disappointed not to see one of the world’s most thrilling footballers in a game like this. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Chronicling the early years of the United States' foray into the Space Race, this thrilling story of innovation and the American spirit takes us straight to the stars. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Bringing new teenage characters into the Factory, with Kit Connor already announced as lead voice cast, the film appears to be a fast-paced, thrilling and colorful adventure for young audiences, and got enthusiastic feedback from Annecy’s crowds. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 June 2026

Such thrilling smallmouth fishing hasn’t always been the ticket on Crooked Lake. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026

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