: 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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—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
That means 350,000 spectators will be in their seats, or in the infield to witness one of the most thrilling spectacles in all of sport, and a celebration of humanity as the cold days of winter are over and summer is about to begin.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
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The Avalanche will play the Vegas Golden Knights (+600) in the Western Conference final, while the Hurricanes will play the up-and-coming Montreal Canadiens (+700) following their thrilling Game 7 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
—Adam Gretz, New York Times, 20 May 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
That means 350,000 spectators will be in their seats, or in the infield to witness one of the most thrilling spectacles in all of sport, and a celebration of humanity as the cold days of winter are over and summer is about to begin.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Another new gameplay addition allows those in the engineer position — previously the least thrilling option— to communicate with Grogu.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
The Avalanche will play the Vegas Golden Knights (+600) in the Western Conference final, while the Hurricanes will play the up-and-coming Montreal Canadiens (+700) following their thrilling Game 7 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
—Adam Gretz, New York Times, 20 May 2026
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“Thrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilling. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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