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Word exciting
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ / NAmE / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /
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  • one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years
  • they waited and waited for something exciting to happen.
  • an exciting prospect/possibility
  • an exciting story/discovery
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exciting

(adjective)BrE / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ / NAmE / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /
  1. causing great interest or excitement
    • one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years
    • They waited and waited for something exciting to happen.
    • an exciting prospect/possibility
    • an exciting story/discovery
    • I still find the job exciting.
    • This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
    • They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
    • the heady days of youth
    • Don’t miss next week’s thrilling episode!
    • My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.

    Extra Examples

    • It keeps my life exciting and challenging.
    • It wasn’t an overly exciting moment.
    • She found the idea terrifically exciting.
    • The film was just getting exciting when we had to leave.
    • a book that is attractive and visually exciting
    • a genuinely exciting time to be studying computing
    • an exciting new magazine
    • the germ of a potentially exciting innovation
    • to make the race more exciting for spectators
    • This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
    • We face undoubted difficulties, but also some exciting possibilities.
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