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thrilling

[thril-ing]

adjective

  1. producing sudden, strong, and deep emotion or excitement.

  2. producing a tremor, as by chilling.

  3. vibrating; trembling; quivering.



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/ ˈθɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. very exciting or stimulating

  2. vibrating or trembling

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • thrillingly adverb
  • unthrilling adjective
  • ˈٳԲly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thrilling1

First recorded in 1520–30; thrill + -ing 2
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Stoic and self-aware, Fassbender’s Martian is a slippery figure whose sense of self begins to unravel as the show’s thrilling first season unfurls.

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It is a stretch, it is a dare, it is bold, it is brave, it is thrilling.

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Watch all the action as Belgium beat Wales 4-3 in a thrilling World Cup qualifier.

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No fan of Dyer’s, whose many books have ranged from a bizarre if thrilling immersion in the psyches of American jazz musicians to a volume about procrastinating while trying to write about D.H.

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The majority of the 15,000 fans were jumping to their feet after every point in a thrilling finale, where both players continued to execute top-quality shots that often defied belief.

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