exhilarate
verb (used with object)
is exhilarating
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present progressiveof exhilarate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"When we refloat an animal, we're assessing it in the water for the first time. Seeing it swim off strongly is exhilarating - it means it has a good chance."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
The first half is exhilarating; the second half is a huge bill come due.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
TJ Young, formerly TJWhy: Being in the center of the circle is exhilarating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
And watching that unfold in Minghella’s film is exhilarating.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
After a North-Easter, particularly on a high full tide, when the spray is thrown over the tops of the telephone poles, the sight is exhilarating.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
