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Showing words for EXCITING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Exciting

exciting

7 Letter Words for Exciting

exiting

6 Letter Words for Exciting

citing, ctenii, ignite, incite, intice, ticing

5 Letter Words for Exciting

ceint, centi, cetin, exing, genic, genii, genit, iceni, icing, nixie, tinge, tingi, xenic

4 Letter Words for Exciting

cent, ceti, cine, cite, ctge, etic, exit, extg, geic, gein, geit, gent, gien, gite, init, inti, neti, next, nice, nixe, teng, tice, tien, tige, tinc, tine, ting, xint

3 Letter Words for Exciting

cen, cie, cig, cit, cte, ctg, ctn, ecg, ect, enc, eng, etc, exc, ext, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gtc, gte, ice, ign, inc, ing, int, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nix, tec, teg, ten, tex, tgn, tic, tie, tig, tin, tng, xii

Definitions for Exciting

[1] producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
[2] to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.
[3] to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred.
[4] to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity.
[5] to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite a dog by baiting him.
[6] Physiology . to stimulate: to excite a nerve.
[7] Electricity . to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field: to excite a dynamo.
[8] Physics . to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.
[9] causing excitement; stirring; stimulating
[10] to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
[11] to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke her answers excited curiosity
[12] to cause or bring about; stir up to excite a rebellion
[13] to arouse sexually
[14] physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
[15] to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level
[16] to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
[17] to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit

Words related to Exciting

intriguing, thrilling, impressive, interesting, breathtaking, astonishing, appealing, dramatic, flashy, lively, hectic, dangerous, moving, stimulating, provocative, overwhelming, bracing, rousing, arresting, overpowering

Words nearby Exciting

excited, excited state, excitement, exciter, exciter lamp, exciting, exciting eye, excito-, excitomotor, exciton, excitonics

Origin of Exciting

e1300–50; Middle English < Latin excitāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + citāre, frequentative of ciēre to set in motion

Other words from Exciting

ex·cit·ing·ly , adverb
non·ex·cit·ing , adjective
un·ex·cit·ing , adjective
pre·ex·cite , verb (used with object), pre·ex·cit·ed, pre·ex·cit·ing.

Word origin for Exciting

eC14: from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouse

Synonyms for Exciting

appealing, astonishing, breathtaking, dangerous, dramatic, flashy, hectic, impressive, interesting, intriguing, lively, moving, provocative, stimulating, thrilling, animating, arousing, arresting, bracing, commoving, electrifying, fine, impelling, intoxicating, overpowering, overwhelming, rousing, stirring, titillating, agitative, exhilarant, eye-popping, far-out, groovy, hair-raising, heady, melodramatic, mind-blowing, neat, racy, rip-roaring, sensational, showy, spine-tingling, wild, zestful