thrilling
verbadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˈθɹɪlɪŋ//
Causing a feeling of sudden excitement.
verb
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Also a form of thrillpresent participle and gerund of thrill
adjective
- 1
Causing a feeling of sudden excitement.
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
noun
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A thrill.
[…] my heart told me that she did all be stirred with small thrillings of defiance unto me, and with thrillings of love […]
Forms
- plural
- thrillings
- comparative
- more thrilling
- superlative
- most thrilling
thrill · To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great…thrilled · Extremely excited or delighted.thriller · Something that thrills.
thrilling · Causing a feeling of sudden excitement.
thrive · To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or…thriving · That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.throat · The front part of the neck.