"exhilarating" in the verb sense
1. exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
fill with sublime emotion
"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"
"He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
"exhilarating" in the adjective sense
1. exhilarating, stimulating
making lively and cheerful
"the exhilarating effect of mountain air"
2. elating, exhilarating
making lively and joyful
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