"exciting" meaning in English

See exciting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-exciting.ogg [US] Forms: more exciting [comparative], most exciting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} exciting (comparative more exciting, superlative most exciting)
  1. creating or producing excitement Hyponyms: action-packed, arousing, eggciting [humorous], exotic, juicy, page-turny, provocative, titillating Derived forms: excitingness, excitingly Related terms: enthusiastic, thrill Translations (causing excitement): مُثِير (muṯīr) (Arabic), həyacanlı (Azerbaijani), хвалю́ючы (xvaljújučy) (Belarusian), вълнуващ (vǎlnuvašt) (Bulgarian), интересен (interesen) (Bulgarian), excitant (Catalan), 令人激動的 (Chinese Mandarin), 令人激动的 (lìng rén jīdòng de) (Chinese Mandarin), yntanus (Cornish), vzrušující (Czech), spændende (Danish), spannend (Dutch), spennandi (Faroese), jännittävä (Finnish), excitant (French), aufregend (German), spannend (German), συναρπαστικός (synarpastikós) (Greek), izgalmas (Hungarian), spennandi (Icelandic), emozionante (Italian), excitans (Latin), возбудлив (vozbudliv) [masculine] (Macedonian), hiamo (Maori), whakaihiihi (Maori), उत्कंठावर्धक (utkaṇṭhāvardhak) (Marathi), spennende (Norwegian Bokmål), spennande (Norwegian Nynorsk), spanande (Norwegian Nynorsk), excitante (Portuguese), empolgante (Portuguese), волну́ющий (volnújuščij) (Russian), захва́тывающий (zaxvátyvajuščij) (Russian), возбужда́ющий (vozbuždájuščij) (Russian), vzrušujúci (Slovak), emocionante (Spanish), spännande (Swedish), heyecanlı (Turkish), захо́пливий (zaxóplyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), захо́плива (zaxóplyva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), збу́джуючий (zbúdžujučyj) (Ukrainian), gây hứng thú (Vietnamese), lý thú (Vietnamese), efoufiant [masculine] (Walloon), cyffrous (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-exciting-en-adj-x~I4h0XJ Synonyms: absorbing, alacrifying, awesome [colloquial], banging [slang], bracing, compelling, distracting, dramatic, edge-of-the-seat [idiomatic], engrossing, electric [figuratively], electrifying [figuratively], enlivening, enthralling, exciteful [archaic], exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, explosive [figuratively], fascinating, hair-curling [figuratively], hair-raising [figuratively], heady, heart-pounding, heartstopping [figuratively], heartswelling, intoxicating [figuratively], gripping, impressive, inspiring, invigorating, jiggy [slang], kicky, mind-blowing [idiomatic], moving, off the chain [idiomatic], pulse-pounding, pulsating, rip-roaring, riveting, rousing, sensational, shocking, sizzling [figuratively], slam-bang, spine-tingling, startling, stimulating, stirring, stonking [British], thrilling, thrilly, warm

Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-exciting.ogg [US] Forms: excitings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exciting (plural excitings)
  1. The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
    Sense id: en-exciting-en-noun-tq4WRurJ

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-exciting.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} exciting
  1. present participle and gerund of excite Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: excite
    Sense id: en-exciting-en-verb-EfttAwVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 6 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for exciting meaning in English (12.1kB)

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "exciting",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 4 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 6 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "excite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of excite"
      ],
      "id": "en-exciting-en-verb-EfttAwVC",
      "links": [
        [
          "excite",
          "excite#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "boring"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "calming"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "nonexciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "restful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "relaxing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "unexciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "wearisome"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more exciting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most exciting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exciting (comparative more exciting, superlative most exciting)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "excitingness"
        },
        {
          "word": "excitingly"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1955 January, “Chess Caviar”, in Chess Review",
          "text": "Some of the most exciting games ever played have ended in draws.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creating or producing excitement"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "action-packed"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "arousing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "eggciting"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "exotic"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "juicy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "page-turny"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "provocative"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "titillating"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-exciting-en-adj-x~I4h0XJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "creating",
          "creating"
        ],
        [
          "producing",
          "producing"
        ],
        [
          "excitement",
          "excitement"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "enthusiastic"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "thrill"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "absorbing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "alacrifying"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "awesome"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "banging"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "bracing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "compelling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "distracting"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "dramatic"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "edge-of-the-seat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "engrossing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "electric"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "electrifying"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "enlivening"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "enthralling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "exciteful"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "exciting"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "exhilarating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "exhilarative"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "explosive"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "fascinating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "hair-curling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "hair-raising"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "heady"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "heart-pounding"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "heartstopping"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "heartswelling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "intoxicating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "gripping"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "impressive"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "inspiring"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "invigorating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "jiggy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "kicky"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "mind-blowing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "moving"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "idiomatic"
          ],
          "word": "off the chain"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "pulse-pounding"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "pulsating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "rip-roaring"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "riveting"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "rousing"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "sensational"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "shocking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively"
          ],
          "word": "sizzling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "slam-bang"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "spine-tingling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "startling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "stimulating"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "stirring"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "tags": [
            "British"
          ],
          "word": "stonking"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "thrilling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "thrilly"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
          "word": "warm"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muṯīr",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "مُثِير"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "həyacanlı"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "xvaljújučy",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "хвалю́ючы"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎlnuvašt",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "вълнуващ"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "interesen",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "интересен"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "excitant"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "令人激動的"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lìng rén jīdòng de",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "令人激动的"
        },
        {
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "yntanus"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "vzrušující"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spændende"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spannend"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spennandi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "jännittävä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "excitant"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "aufregend"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spannend"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "synarpastikós",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "συναρπαστικός"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "izgalmas"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spennandi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "emozionante"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "excitans"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "vozbudliv",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "возбудлив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "hiamo"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "whakaihiihi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "utkaṇṭhāvardhak",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "उत्कंठावर्धक"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spennende"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spennande"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spanande"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "excitante"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "empolgante"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "volnújuščij",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "волну́ющий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaxvátyvajuščij",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "захва́тывающий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozbuždájuščij",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "возбужда́ющий"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "vzrušujúci"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "emocionante"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "spännande"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "heyecanlı"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxóplyvyj",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "захо́пливий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxóplyva",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "захо́плива"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zbúdžujučyj",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "збу́джуючий"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "gây hứng thú"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "lý thú"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "efoufiant"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "causing excitement",
          "word": "cyffrous"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "excitings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exciting (plural excitings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1855, George Herbert, The Complete Works of George Herbert",
          "text": "But parents and masters should make haste in this, as to a great purchase for their children and servants; which while they defer, both sides suffer; the one, in wanting many excitings of grace, the other, in being worse served and obeyed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The process of something becoming excited; excitation."
      ],
      "id": "en-exciting-en-noun-tq4WRurJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "excitation",
          "excitation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "exciting",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "excite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of excite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excite",
          "excite#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "boring"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "calming"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "nonexciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "restful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "relaxing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "unexciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "wearisome"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "excitingness"
    },
    {
      "word": "excitingly"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more exciting",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most exciting",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exciting (comparative more exciting, superlative most exciting)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "action-packed"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "arousing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ],
      "word": "eggciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "exotic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "juicy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "page-turny"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "provocative"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "titillating"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "enthusiastic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "thrill"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1955 January, “Chess Caviar”, in Chess Review",
          "text": "Some of the most exciting games ever played have ended in draws.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creating or producing excitement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "creating",
          "creating"
        ],
        [
          "producing",
          "producing"
        ],
        [
          "excitement",
          "excitement"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "absorbing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "alacrifying"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "awesome"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "banging"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "bracing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "compelling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "distracting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "dramatic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "edge-of-the-seat"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "engrossing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "electric"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "electrifying"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "enlivening"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "enthralling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "exciteful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "exciting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "exhilarating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "exhilarative"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "explosive"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "fascinating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "hair-curling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "hair-raising"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "heady"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "heart-pounding"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "heartstopping"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "heartswelling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "intoxicating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "gripping"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "impressive"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "inspiring"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "invigorating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "jiggy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "kicky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "mind-blowing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "moving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "off the chain"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "pulse-pounding"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "pulsating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "rip-roaring"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "riveting"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "rousing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "sensational"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "shocking"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "sizzling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "slam-bang"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "spine-tingling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "startling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "stimulating"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "stirring"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ],
      "word": "stonking"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "thrilling"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "thrilly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:exciting",
      "word": "warm"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muṯīr",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "مُثِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "həyacanlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xvaljújučy",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "хвалю́ючы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎlnuvašt",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "вълнуващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "interesen",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "интересен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "excitant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "令人激動的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lìng rén jīdòng de",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "令人激动的"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "yntanus"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "vzrušující"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spændende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spannend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spennandi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "jännittävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "excitant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "aufregend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spannend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synarpastikós",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "συναρπαστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "izgalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spennandi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "emozionante"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "excitans"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vozbudliv",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "возбудлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "hiamo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "whakaihiihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "utkaṇṭhāvardhak",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "उत्कंठावर्धक"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spennende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spennande"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spanande"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "excitante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "empolgante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volnújuščij",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "волну́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaxvátyvajuščij",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "захва́тывающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždájuščij",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "возбужда́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "vzrušujúci"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "emocionante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "spännande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "heyecanlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxóplyvyj",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захо́пливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxóplyva",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "захо́плива"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbúdžujučyj",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "збу́джуючий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "gây hứng thú"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "lý thú"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "efoufiant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "causing excitement",
      "word": "cyffrous"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbal nouns"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "excitings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exciting (plural excitings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1855, George Herbert, The Complete Works of George Herbert",
          "text": "But parents and masters should make haste in this, as to a great purchase for their children and servants; which while they defer, both sides suffer; the one, in wanting many excitings of grace, the other, in being worse served and obeyed.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The process of something becoming excited; excitation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excitation",
          "excitation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-exciting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg/En-us-exciting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/En-us-exciting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exciting"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.