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heart-stopping definition

heart·-stopping (härt′stäp′iŋ)

adjective

very exciting, deeply moving, etc.; specif.,
  1. very beautiful or pleasurable
  2. suspenseful a heart-stopping ninth inning
  3. terrifying

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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