exciting
verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ//
- //ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ//
Creating or producing excitement.
verb
- 1
Also a form of excitepresent participle and gerund of excite
adjective
- 1
Creating or producing excitement.
Some of the most exciting games ever played have ended in draws.
- 2
Sexually stimulating.
Among the Turks, an exciting compound consists of olibanum, myrrh, camphor, musk, in pulverized form. The resultant perfume is said to affect the genitals.
noun
- 1
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
But parents and masters should make haste in this, as to a great purchase for their children and servants; which while they defer, both sides suffer; the one, in wanting many excitings of grace, the other, in being worse served and obeyed.
Forms
- plural
- excitings
- comparative
- more exciting
- superlative
- most exciting
excited · Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.excitedly · In an excited manner.excitement · The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
exciting · Creating or producing excitement.
exclaiming · Uttering an exclamation.exclude · To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.excluded · Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned.