: 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
Synonyms
Examples of thrilling in a Sentence
a thrilling adventure movie
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The Dallas Mavericks finally got out of their own way and eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder in a thrilling 117-116 comeback victory in the Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at American Airlines Center on Saturday night.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2024
Over the course of two films, Emma Stone and writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos have established a thrilling creative partnership that has produced some of their best work on both sides.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
Available in two colors, this bra may not be a thrilling option, but is a handy workhorse that's comfortable and easy to wear.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 16 May 2024
The spark for the brighter spotlight and bigger all-around platform that the WNBA this year came from Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and other college women’s players who commanded international attention during a thrilling NCAA March Madness tournament earlier this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 May 2024
More recently, local news outlets have been reporting the closure, which is spreading online, and could hurt both confidence in the Top Thrill 2 ride — and Cedar Point's ability to deliver a thrilling, roller coaster experience.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
The actual peeling back of layers is generally less wild (though the one formally experimental episode playing with our three protagonists’ perspectives is probably my favorite of the season), less amusing, less provocative and less thrilling, but perhaps more emotionally grounded.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
Entertainment & Arts ‘Enemy of the People’ is the 19th century drama that still resonates with our pandemic-scarred society
March 12, 2024
All the pieces are in place for a thrilling revival, but the adaptation makes an interpretive choice that will sorely disappoint anyone who knows Ibsen’s play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Dive into Python, Java, and C++ basics and the thrilling fields of web development, data science, and ethical hacking.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2024
Over the course of two films, Emma Stone and writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos have established a thrilling creative partnership that has produced some of their best work on both sides.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
Available in two colors, this bra may not be a thrilling option, but is a handy workhorse that's comfortable and easy to wear.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 16 May 2024
The spark for the brighter spotlight and bigger all-around platform that the WNBA this year came from Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and other college women’s players who commanded international attention during a thrilling NCAA March Madness tournament earlier this year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 May 2024
More recently, local news outlets have been reporting the closure, which is spreading online, and could hurt both confidence in the Top Thrill 2 ride — and Cedar Point's ability to deliver a thrilling, roller coaster experience.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
The actual peeling back of layers is generally less wild (though the one formally experimental episode playing with our three protagonists’ perspectives is probably my favorite of the season), less amusing, less provocative and less thrilling, but perhaps more emotionally grounded.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
Entertainment & Arts ‘Enemy of the People’ is the 19th century drama that still resonates with our pandemic-scarred society
March 12, 2024
All the pieces are in place for a thrilling revival, but the adaptation makes an interpretive choice that will sorely disappoint anyone who knows Ibsen’s play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Dive into Python, Java, and C++ basics and the thrilling fields of web development, data science, and ethical hacking.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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