exciting
Meaning of exciting
adjective
- causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
one of the most exciting matches I've ever seen
- cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.
flying still excites me
Gould was excited by these discoveries
- give rise to (a feeling or reaction).
the ability to excite interest in others
- produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system).
the energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom
Middle English (in the sense ‘incite someone to do something’): from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciere ‘call out or forth’. excite (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century.
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Hyphenation of exciting
ex-cit-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- exciting is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
exciting synonyms
Meaning causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating:
Meaning making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling:
Meaning causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing:
Meaning exciting; stirring:
Meaning encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm:
Meaning exhilarating or exciting:
Meaning arousing a sudden sense of great excitement; thrilling:
Meaning making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy:
Meaning producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy:
Meaning having the effect of inspiring someone:
Meaning firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting:
Meaning evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way:
Meaning causing great public interest and excitement:
Meaning having great power or strength:
Meaning exciting or impressive:
Meaning causing indignation or disgust; offensive:
Meaning very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable:
Meaning able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart:
Meaning cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure:
Meaning make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated:
Meaning give inspiration, encouragement, or renewed vigour to:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning make angry or excited:
Meaning arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
Meaning influence or prompt (someone) to do something:
Meaning encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in:
Meaning shock or excite (someone) into taking action:
Meaning arouse a sudden sense of great excitement in; thrill:
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Meaning give intense pleasure or joy to:
Meaning excite or exhilarate (someone):
Meaning affect with powerful emotion; put into ecstasy:
Meaning appeal to (someone's taste, curiosity, etc.):
Meaning encourage and enliven (someone):
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone:
Meaning evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response):
Meaning set (something) on fire:
Meaning rouse (a feeling):
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning incite someone to do something, especially something bad:
Meaning instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action):
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning set on fire:
exciting antonyms
Meaning not interesting; tedious:
Meaning make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:
Meaning make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected:
Translation of exciting
- German: errgend
- French: excitant, entraînant, entrainant
- Spanish: excitante
- Italian: eccitante, travolgente, trascinante
Words that rhyme with exciting
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