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  • present participle of thrill.
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thrilling

[thril-ing] / ˈθrɪl ɪŋ /


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Eastwood plays the spoon-wielding lead in this thrilling jailbreak saga based on the infamous real-life escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

My most thrilling experience, however, was the screening of Mitchell Leisen’s “Midnight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Hull followed her third-round 65, the lowest score of a thrilling week in Pacific Palisades, with an adrenaline-fuelled closing 67 that began with an eagle and a birdie inside the first three holes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As thrilling as it was to immerse myself in American sports, English football was my foundational text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They set his fur on end—that prickly, alert, thrilling sensation, a good feeling—and made his tongue drip.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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