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The term thrilling in literature is employed to evoke intense emotional responses—whether it be nervous excitement, deep passion, or an overwhelming sense of awe. It colors the narrative with a visceral quality, as when characters experience moments that seem to vibrate with life itself ([1], [2], [3]). It can describe both the subtle brush of a tender voice and the dramatic clash of heroism, from the electrifying pulse in descriptions of battle or romance ([4], [5]) to the quiet thrill found in personal reminiscences or enchanted landscapes ([6], [7]). In its myriad applications, thrilling not only amplifies the sensory experience of a scene but also bridges the inner world of characters with the reader's own excitement and wonder ([8], [9]).
  1. "Indeed I believe her to be—" "To be what?" cried out Lady Jane, her clear voice thrilling and, her heart beating violently as she spoke.
    — from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  2. "Yes," said Rilla, trembling and thrilling.
    — from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery
  3. I won't leave you now for the rest of my life, I'm coming with you,” he heard close beside him Grushenka's tender voice, thrilling with emotion.
    — from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  4. The thrilling steel transpierced the brawny part, And through his arm stood forth the barbed dart.
    — from The Iliad by Homer
  5. If I am not clasped today in that hero’s thrilling embrace, I shall certainly cease to be.
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  6. With many a deep sob, with thrilling, with icy shiver, with strong trembling, and yet with relief—I wept.
    — from Villette by Charlotte Brontë
  7. Gradually it changed into a living form, smilingly nodding in greeting, thrilling me with joy indescribable.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  8. At such times love was joy to him, a wild, keen-thrilling satisfaction.
    — from White Fang by Jack London
  9. New costumes, new scenery, new appointments! Also: The thrilling, masterly, and blood-curdling Broad-sword conflict In Richard III.!!!
    — from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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