exciting

[ ik-sahy-ting ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.

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Origin of exciting

First recorded in 1805–15; excite + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM exciting

ex·cit·ing·ly, adverbnon·ex·cit·ing, adjectiveun·ex·cit·ing, adjective

Words nearby exciting

excited, excited state, excitement, exciter, exciter lamp, exciting, excito-, excitomotor, exciton, excitonics, excitor

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How to use exciting in a sentence

Unlike adult blankets, you can find a variety of exciting patterns and colors to keep your kid’s bedroom cute and cozy.
Best weighted blanket: Sleep like a baby with our comfy bedding picks|PopSci Commerce Team|February 12, 2021|Popular-Science
For me, that golden thread of being able to use that in myriad of different industries and markets is really, really exciting.
Ember names former Dyson head as consumer CEO, as the startup looks beyond the smart mug|Brian Heater|February 12, 2021|TechCrunch
It shows that you’re open-minded and willing to try wines that are exciting, occasionally unusual, and profoundly fulfilling.
You Should Be Drinking Grower Champagne|Jordan Michelman|February 11, 2021|Eater
The game did not end up being the exciting passing duel we wanted, but the outcome was certainly what Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles deserved for so thoroughly dismantling the Kansas City offense.
The Bucs Had The Perfect Plan|Sarah Shachat|February 9, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

There’s some pretty exciting science in store if all things go well.
The UAE’s Hope probe is about to arrive at Mars in a historic first|Neel Patel|February 9, 2021|MIT Technology Review
But 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
Any one may possess the portrait of a tragedian without exciting suspicion or comment.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A true history of the Merrill Horse, and the adventures of its different members, would read like the most exciting fiction.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
I had now entered on a course of adventure the most exciting of all others, and at the most exciting time of life.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She left in company with the Leviathan, and the two vessels had an exciting trip across the Atlantic.
A Brief History of the U. S. S. Imperator, one of the two Largest Ships in the U. S. Navy.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for exciting

exciting

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

causing excitement; stirring; stimulating

Derived forms of exciting

excitingly, adverb

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