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Meanings of thrilling in English

Causing a surge of emotion or excitement.

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Thrilling.

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Examples for "electrifying"
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To match her breakout year, SZA also had an electrifying Coachella performance.
Ebony
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Kate Tempest's work is at its electrifying best when she performs it.
The Guardian
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Asked about that electrifying moment, Craig was both enigmatic and pleasingly matter-of-fact.
The Guardian
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The Vinyl Word: Joe Queenan revels in the electrifying banality of Kraftwerk.
The Guardian
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Low: A bigger crowd would have made for a really electrifying ambiance.
The Irish Times
Usage of thrilling in English
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It felt good in his hand; in fact it felt positively thrilling.
Complete Books of Blood
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The answer, it's equal parts thrilling and terrifying to say, is yes.
Wired
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Sheer cliffs, blue flag beaches, remarkable sea architecture and a thrilling history.
The Irish Times
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Miles and miles away I heard them, thrilling faintly through the gloom.
Cleopatra
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New season airs July 28 But it's thrilling at the same time.
News.com.au
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I thought Mike's work was admirable and inspiring, not to mention thrilling.
French pressed
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It's thrilling to run the gamut as far as characters are concerned.
Reuters
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This isn't a particularly thrilling purpose, but it is an important one.
Wired
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The most thrilling young English centre-forward to have emerged since Alan Shearer.
The Guardian
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I have come to see each new publication by Cusk as thrilling.
BBC
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The prospect of a new start offered itself-andthe prospect was thrilling.
Non-Stop
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It was a thrilling morning for Ireland rowing -and Irish sport.
The Irish Times
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After thrilling adventures the prince managed to reach his asylum in France.
Early European History
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It's thrilling but unfortunately, in my experience, it is almost unheard of.
The new yorker
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In March, 1888, the Captain had a thrilling experience in Lake Michigan.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
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The story of the mighty change was a simple one, but thrilling.
California Sketches, New Series
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Australia
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