thrill
verb (used with object)
to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
have been thrilling
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present perfect progressiveof thrill.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The impact, we are told, must have been thrilling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
The last few weeks have been thrilling — but also nerve-wracking for the couple, who have three boys and live in Oklahoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
The beauty about England's performance in Rawalpindi is it still would have been thrilling, captivating and compelling even if they had lost.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
Mixing sounds from post-punk and post-rock with new ideas, the seven-piece, who met at school in Cambridge, have only released two singles so far, but their live shows have been thrilling, packed affairs.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2020
His closeness would have been thrilling, if not for the fear that wreaked havoc on my nerves and twisted my stomach into knots.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
