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    ex·cit·ing
    [ikˈsīdiNG, ekˈsīdiNG]
    adjective
    exciting (adjective)
    1. causing great enthusiasm and eagerness:
      "an exciting breakthrough"
    ex·cite
    [ikˈsīt]
    verb
    exciting (present participle)
    1. cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone):
      "flying still excites me" · "Gould was excited by these discoveries"
      • arouse (someone) sexually:
        "his kiss thrilled and excited her"
    2. bring out or give rise to (a feeling or reaction):
      "the ability to excite interest in others"
    3. 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"
    Origin
    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 dates from the mid 19th century.
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    adjective
    1. causing great enthusiasm and eagerness:
      thrilling
      exhilarating
      stirring
      rousing
      stimulating
      intoxicating
      electrifying
      invigorating
      moving
      inspiring
      gripping
      compelling
      sensational
      powerful
      dramatic
      shocking
      startling
      hair-raising
      explosive
      knife-edge
      cliffhanging
      mind-blowing
      edge-of-the-seat
      stem-winding
      Opposite:
      boring
    verb
    1. cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone):
      thrill
      exhilarate
      animate
      enliven
      rouse
      stir
      move
      stimulate
      galvanize
      electrify
      delight
      enrapture
      intoxicate
      send
      tickle
      buck up
      light a fire under
      inspirit
      fire the imagination of
      fire the enthusiasm of
      tickle someone pink
      pep up
      ginger up
      give someone a buzz
      give someone a kick
      get someone going
      give someone a charge
      Opposite:
      bore
      depress
    2. bring out or give rise to (a feeling or reaction):
      provoke
      stir up
      elicit
      rouse
      arouse
      stimulate
      kindle
      touch off
      awaken
      incite
      instigate
      foment
      bring out
      cause
      bring about
      enkindle
      trigger (off)
      spark off
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