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thrilling [ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj
1. very exciting or stimulating 2. vibrating or trembling thrillingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
thrilling adjective exciting, gripping, stimulating, stirring, sensational, rousing, riveting, electrifying, hair-raising, rip-roaring (informal) a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state exciting boring, dull, tedious, dreary, quiet, tiresome, monotonous, staid, uninteresting, unmoving Translations thrilling [ˈθrɪlɪŋ] ADJ [experience, match, climax] → emocionante; [performance] → apasionante it was one of the most thrilling moments of my life → fue uno de los momentos más emocionantes de mi vida you've actually met her? how thrilling! → ¿llegaste a conocerla? ¡qué emoción! thrilling adj → aufregend; book, film → spannend, fesselnd; sensation → überwältigend, hinreißend; music → hinreißend, mitreißend; experience, victory → überwältigend, umwerfend (inf); (sexually) → erregend; we had a thrilling time → es war richtig aufregend thrilling [ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj (book, play) → pieno/a di suspense; (news, discovery) → entusiasmante thrilling [ˈθrɪlɪŋ] adj (book, play) → pieno/a di suspense; (news, discovery) → entusiasmante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For surely woman never shows to better advantage than in the dainty exercises of a dainty repast, and there is nothing more thrilling to man than a meal alone with a woman he loves or is about to love. After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slav- ery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave, and in the course of his speech gave utterance to many noble thoughts and thrilling reflections. These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine's feelings to the highest point of ecstasy. |
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