exhilarate
verb (used with object)
exhilaratingly
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a word derived from
exhilarate.
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a word derived from
exhilarating.
exhilaratingadjectivecausing strong feelings of excitement and happiness
Example Sentences
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Raising her to that stature is what Mr. Tarantino and Ms. Thurman thrillingly, even exhilaratingly, accomplished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
In that sense, Qualley is exhilaratingly unpredictable, a star who clearly cares more about the art she’s making than the fame it brings her.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
The tension increases steadily before an exhilaratingly unexpected turn in a revelatory concluding sentence.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
And indeed, it puts a screechy brake on one of the most exhilaratingly bizarre scenes of the theatrical summer, if not year, toward the end of the new show “White on White.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
A long time had passed since Mr. Crocker had set eyes upon a biped so exhilaratingly American, and rapture held him speechless, as one who after long exile beholds some landmark of his childhood.
From Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
