exciting

adjective

ex·​cit·​ing ik-ˈsī-tiŋ How to pronounce exciting (audio)
: producing excitement
excitingly adverb

Examples of exciting in a Sentence

an exciting trip to Africa an exciting account of her adventures This isn't a very exciting book.
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Luke Hales / Getty Images The 2024 baseball season may have just ended, but the most exciting drama in the sport is on deck: free agency. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 The most exciting thing to happen in the area on Election Day was arguably a series of public safety power shutoffs by PG&E triggered by red flag fire conditions, which affected polling locations including Los Gatos’s Lakeside Elementary School. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 A little laundry drama is almost exciting again after seeing so much of it with Bri on Mediterranean! Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 But the experience of playing a new sport has been exciting, the quarterback said. Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exciting 

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exciting was in 1647

Dictionary Entries Near exciting

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“Exciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exciting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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exciting

adjective
ex·​cit·​ing ik-ˈsīt-iŋ How to pronounce exciting (audio)
: causing excitement
exciting news
excitingly adverb

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