Definition of exciting Exciting

/ɪksajˈtɪŋ/ - [iksayting] - ex•cit•ing

We found 9 definitions of exciting from 5 different sources.

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What does exciting mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
  unexciting not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
  interesting arousing or holding the attention
  provocative serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
  sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
  stimulating rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
  fervor, fervour, excitation, excitement, inflammation something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
  breathtaking, breathless appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"
  elating, exhilarating making lively and joyful
  galvanising, galvanizing, galvanic, electric affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
  electrifying, thrilling causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"
  glamorous, glamourous having an air of allure, romance and excitement; "glamorous movie stars"
  intoxicating, heady extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  titillating pleasantly and superficially exciting
exciting - stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • exciting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Excite
  • exciting (a.)
    Calling or rousing into action; producing excitement; as, exciting events; an exciting story.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • exciting
    Creating or producing excitement.
  • exciting
    (For a music, song, etc.) Having a stimulating effect, such as giving the desire to dance.

Part of speech

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  • exciting, verb, gerund of excite (infinitive).

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