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exciting

ik-SY-ting/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/

4 meanings of exciting

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  1. 1
    thrillingadjective
    Making someone feel eager, very interested, or full of energy.

    Like the happy, jumpy feeling you get just before opening a present.

    The roller coaster ride was so exciting that everyone screamed.

    We watched an exciting soccer match that went to a penalty shootout.

    UsageA game is exciting; you feel excited (not incorrect: I am exciting).

    Similarthrilling, exhilarating, stimulating, electrifying, intriguing

    Oppositeboring, dull, tedious, uninteresting

  2. 2
    hyping upverb
    Present participle and gerund of excite. Use this form after a form of "be," or after verbs like keep and stop.

    The clowns are exciting the children at the birthday party.

    She kept exciting the puppy until it would not calm down.

    UsageAs a verb it has an object: exciting the children.

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  3. 3
    sexualadjective
    Making a person feel sexual desire or attraction.

    She found his deep voice and slow smile strangely exciting.

    He found the touch of her hand on his arm deeply exciting.

    Similararousing, titillating, erotic, sexy

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    nounrarecountable or uncountable
    The process of something becoming excited or stirred up.

    Similarstimulation, activation

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exciting is a form of excite

excite, verb: To make someone feel happy, eager, or full of energy. Full entry

Forms
exciteexcites he/she/itexciting -ing formexcited past tense, past participle
Spelling
excite → exciting: drop the e, add -ing

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