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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Zamiri splices the movie with colorful strobes that nod to her concert Jumbotrons while making the point that stardom is exhilarating and disorienting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
And I was like, wow, those moments are maybe connected to this feeling of independence and a new kind of personhood that for a child is exhilarating and also really scary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
And watching that unfold in Minghella’s film is exhilarating.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
The post-summer rush is exhilarating but also exhausting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
In the paulo-post-future the experience is exhilarating: in the actual present it is less laughter-moving.
From Above the Snow Line by Clinton Thomas Dent
