exhilarate
verb (used with object)
are exhilarating
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present progressiveof exhilarate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are exhilarating and infuriating in equal measure, never boring, and responsible for the rebirth of Test cricket in this country.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments when everyone looks skyward, baseball players and fans alike, anxiously awaiting the outcome: run or out, win or loss, elation or despair.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023
Period instrument performances can sound a little thin in this lush score, but Thomas Zehetmair and Ruth Killius, joined by Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century, are exhilarating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2020
Yes, Steph Curry is the best shooter in the NBA until further notice, and his runs are exhilarating, but when Young gets hot it just feels different.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 25, 2019
In the last few millennia we have made the most astonishing and unexpected discoveries about the Cosmos and our place within it, explorations that are exhilarating to consider.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
