- present participle of excite.
exciting
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of exciting
Explanation
When something is exciting, it is full of activity and gets your blood pumping. Anything causing excitement is exciting. If your heart is racing and you’re thrilled, exhilarated, or jumping up and down with anticipation, something must be exciting. Different people find different things exciting. A close football game is exciting for fans. Being in love is exciting for just about anyone. Learning something new, whether French or juggling, is exciting. An action movie is supposed to be exciting — if it's not, it must not be very good. When you have exciting news, you can't wait to share it.
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Example Sentences
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Dan Abbot, known as Sharkman Dan on his social media, shared a recording of the exciting moment just off the Pembrokeshire coast.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A “stable” labor market might not sound exciting, but the effect has been to keep unemployment historically low.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
"In two dimensions, the conformal field theories are not as well understood, so this is an exciting opportunity," Sun says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The attention that they were getting is sort of exciting because that’s not something that happens to us very often.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The mystery of figuring out the rightful owner of the cash wasn’t as exciting a mystery as following that treasure map.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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