exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
Kathryn M. Roy
Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
Andrea CooperExamples of exhilarating in a Sentence
no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
And now Coldplay is bringing its Music of the Spheres World Tour to Camp Randall for what should be an exhilarating evening.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025
Watching a city stand up is as exhilarating as reading a great sentence.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
That arrangement builds to an exhilarating climax largely fueled by Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar lead, from the eerie wailing of those high notes to its fiery conclusion.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhilarating
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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