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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
heart-stopping Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • moment: This is why coming face to face with a lion is such a heart-stopping moment.
  • race: Helped by the redoubtable Sir William Protheroe and actress Elizabeth Oldfield, they find themselves in a heart-stopping race against time.
  • beauty: It was a moment of heart-stopping beauty, and it seemed as tho Nature had put on her best show specially for us.
  • adventure: Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands.
  • fashion: The Avocets seem to have left, but high overhead Swifts are still present, hunted in heart-stopping fashion by Hobbies.
  • conclusion: The heart-stopping conclusion is preceded by one of the most astonishing incidents in the 76-year history of the competition.