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.
was thrilling
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past progressiveof thrill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Watching him make the audience laugh was thrilling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But Finch, 59, anchored a band whose calling card was thrilling, glorious bluntness.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
And it was thrilling to see Storer turn conventional mythology on its head — Carmy got everything he wanted, including those stars, but not before he accepted that it wasn’t what he needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Glenn, the leader after the short program, said it was "thrilling and terrifying" to skate after Levito and Liu had each brought the Enterprise Center crowd to its feet.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
It was thrilling just to see a plant, a spot of green in the ghetto desert.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
