: 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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The defending champs got the all-important split in Edmonton thanks to a thrilling 5-4 double-overtime victory Friday.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
The resulting tiebreak, however, provided the stage for Sabalenka to display impressive tenacity, fighting back from 3-0 to win a genuinely thrilling set that neither player deserved to lose.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Both players pushed each other to the limit in a thrilling battle of tactics, resilience, and determination.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
En route to glory, the Packers converted on three fourth-down plays, including the thrilling game-winning 48-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Randall Cobb on fourth-and-8 for a 33-28 triumph.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
The resulting tiebreak, however, provided the stage for Sabalenka to display impressive tenacity, fighting back from 3-0 to win a genuinely thrilling set that neither player deserved to lose.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Both players pushed each other to the limit in a thrilling battle of tactics, resilience, and determination.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
En route to glory, the Packers converted on three fourth-down plays, including the thrilling game-winning 48-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Randall Cobb on fourth-and-8 for a 33-28 triumph.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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