: 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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Now, the same duo teams up for the first installment in an equally thrilling story about three French police inspectors in 1940 Paris.
—Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Next year, Preferred Hotels & Resorts will take off with an exclusive private jet journey combining some of the world’s most thrilling adventures and coveted luxuries into one incredible trip.
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But her fourth album, Lux, adopts the sound and ambitions of a classical oratorio to mirror the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours.
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Episode 3 confirms that this is no mere nod to another Stephen King classic, when the young Black soldier showcases his unique powers in a thrilling and terrifying sequence.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Next year, Preferred Hotels & Resorts will take off with an exclusive private jet journey combining some of the world’s most thrilling adventures and coveted luxuries into one incredible trip.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
But her fourth album, Lux, adopts the sound and ambitions of a classical oratorio to mirror the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Episode 3 confirms that this is no mere nod to another Stephen King classic, when the young Black soldier showcases his unique powers in a thrilling and terrifying sequence.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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