: 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 official Black Caesar’s Revenge story synopsis reads: At the heart of this thrilling adventure story is the charismatic Black Caesar, hailing from the Oyo Kingdom (now Nigeria) and gradually bestowed with devastating (and bedeviling) powers from the deities known as Orishas.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The adventure takes a thrilling turn when Gates steals the Declaration of Independence to protect it from falling into the wrong hands.
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New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez earned a thrilling victory in the waning moments of the 10th and final round, staggering Avious Griffin with a sneaky left hand and eventually knocking the previously unbeaten Griffin sideways into the ropes for a stoppage with 5 seconds left.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images An astonishing 11 golfers are within four strokes of the lead, setting up for a thrilling final round of action at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The adventure takes a thrilling turn when Gates steals the Declaration of Independence to protect it from falling into the wrong hands.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez earned a thrilling victory in the waning moments of the 10th and final round, staggering Avious Griffin with a sneaky left hand and eventually knocking the previously unbeaten Griffin sideways into the ropes for a stoppage with 5 seconds left.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images An astonishing 11 golfers are within four strokes of the lead, setting up for a thrilling final round of action at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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