excite
verb (used with object)
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of.
were exciting
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past progressiveof excite.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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As has happened before in Sancho's career, there were exciting early impressions.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
But although the action sequences were exciting to shoot, Chow wanted to ensure that visual spectacle didn’t overshadow the narrative itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
"Those were exciting times because the Brill Building was seven floors of music publishers," he recalled in a 2016 interview with the Huffington Post.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023
It sounds like the speeches were exciting, starting off with the address by the organization's president, Gavin Wax, who declared:
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2022
Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
