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exhilarating

British  
/ ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing strong feelings of excitement and happiness

    an exhilarating helicopter trip

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • exhilaratingly adverb

Example Sentences

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How they could keep playing relentlessly and clinically; rugby from another dimension, creative, clinical and utterly exhilarating.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But it is also an exhilarating work of art, in which the more conceptual elements of Le Corbusier’s architecture—light, space and landscape—are interpreted in new and uncanny ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

England played their first two matches at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium and were below their exhilarating best that has seen them win 12 of their last 14 T20 internationals.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s Seyfried who elevates “The Housemaid” from guilty pleasure status, making it an exhilarating enigma at one moment and genuinely affecting the next.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

It was an exhilarating walk through the crisp, clear air, the leaves thick and soft along the quiet trails, and over everything the indefinable healing peace and stillness of the northland bush.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford