What does thrilling mean?

Definitions for thrilling
ˈθrɪl ɪŋthrilling

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. electrifying, thrillingadjective

    causing a surge of emotion or excitement

    "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"

  2. thrillingadjective

    causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock

    "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"

Wiktionary

  1. thrillingadjective

    Causing the feeling of a sudden excitement.

Wikipedia

  1. Thrilling

    Thrilling is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro.

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  1. thrilling

    Thrilling is an adjective that describes a state, feeling, or situation of intense excitement, exhilaration, or suspense. It often refers to something that evokes a strong emotional response, such as fear, surprise, or joy. It can pertain to various aspects such as an event, experience, story, activity or performance that gives a rush of adrenaline.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thrilling

    of Thrill

  2. Thrillingadjective

    causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thrilling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thrilling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thrilling in a Sentence

  1. Seth Gross:

    There’s something thrilling about eating your fear.

  2. Thomas Mann:

    The meeting in the open of two dogs, strangers to each other, is one of the most painful, thrilling, and pregnant of all conceivable encounters; it is surrounded by an atmosphere of the last canniness, presided over by a constraint for which I have no precise name; they simply cannot pass each other, their mutual embarrassment is frightful to behold.

  3. Laura Poitras:

    We’re seeing this expansion of what non-fiction can be in storytelling, i think they're more thrilling than a lot of fiction films.

  4. Alec Baldwin:

    Whoever it is, wouldn’t it be great to be the person who pulls the sword out of the stone? Who gets rid of this guy? wouldn’t that be thrilling?

  5. Perry Brass:

    Wanting someone so much that his very presence takes your breath away is one of the most thrilling happenings in life. Not getting him in no way diminishes this.

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