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Pronunciation / Transliteration: palpitant
"C'était un film palpitant du début à la fin."
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Causing excitement and pleasure; extremely exciting.
"The roller coaster ride was absolutely thrilling."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'þyrlian', meaning to pierce or make a hole, originating from 'þyrel' (a hole). Over centuries, the physical sense of piercing evolved metaphorically into 'piercing with excitement' or causing a tingling sensation of nervous anticipation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thrilling" is said worldwide
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palpitant
Transliteration: palpitant
"C'était un film palpitant du début à la fin."
aufregend
Transliteration: aufregend
"Es war ein aufregendes Erlebnis, mit den Delfinen zu schwimmen."
entusiasmante
Transliteration: entusiasmante
"Abbiamo vissuto un'avventura entusiasmante in montagna."
emocionante
Transliteration: emocionante
"El partido de fútbol estuvo muy emocionante."
empolgante
Transliteration: empolgante
"O final do livro foi realmente empolgante."
रोमांचक
Transliteration: romanchak
"यह एक रोमांचक अनुभव था।"
惊险刺激的
Transliteration: jīngxiǎn cìjī de
"这是一场惊险刺激的比赛。"
스릴 넘치는
Transliteration: seuril neomchineun
"그 영화는 정말 스릴 넘치는 결말을 가지고 있었다."
スリリングな
Transliteration: suriringu na
"彼はスリリングな冒険が好きです。"
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