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[ ik-sahy-ting ] / ɪkˈsaɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exciting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveproducing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet. Origin of excitingFirst recorded in 1805–15; excite + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM excitingex·cit·ing·ly, adverbnon·ex·cit·ing, adjectiveun·ex·cit·ing, adjectiveWords nearby excitingexcited, excited state, excitement, exciter, exciter lamp, exciting, exciting eye, excito-, excitomotor, exciton, excitonics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excitingBut Bush is as exciting to many conservatives as Hillary Clinton is to many progressives, meaning not so much. The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST “Change can be exciting,” Cuomo says to Richards as he helps her pack up her office. Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards Concede to Doritos|The Daily Beast Video|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Like any exciting meal, Food will leave you smiling and satisfied. The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The most exciting and thrillingly unique artist to surface in 2014. The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I found this as exciting as Enright did—she sounded giddy—but one of my coworkers was less enthused. Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST After an hour or so this ceased to be exciting and he abandoned his loophole. Wang the Ninth|Putnam Weale As fruits of a crowded and exciting summer Champlain could point to a group of three two-storeyed buildings. The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain|Charles W. Colby The exciting causes of the feeling of discomfort, for example, are always absurdly magnified. He determined to quit Paris, where the life was far too exciting for his nerves, and to regain the quietude of Normandy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various Then commenced the most exciting struggle for mastery between brute and man that the boys had ever seen. Bert Wilson in the Rockies|J. W. Duffield
British Dictionary definitions for exciting
adjectivecausing excitement; stirring; stimulating Derived forms of excitingexcitingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excitingintriguing, thrilling, impressive, interesting, breathtaking, astonishing, appealing, dramatic, flashy, lively, hectic, dangerous, moving, stimulating, provocative, overwhelming, bracing, rousing, arresting, overpowering |