What does thrilling mean?
Thrilling means present participle and gerund of thrill.
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/ˈθɹɪlɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of thrill.
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.
[…] my heart told me that she did all be stirred with small thrillings of defiance unto me, and with thrillings of love […]
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Thrilling means present participle and gerund of thrill.
Common synonyms include exciting, stimulating, electrifying.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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