heartstopping

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adjective

Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.

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breathtaking
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Meanings

adjectiveheartstopping (comparative more heartstopping, superlative most heartstopping)

comparative more heartstopping · superlative most heartstopping · alternative heart-stopping

  1. Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.

    Synonyms: breathtaking

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.

Similar
breathtaking
Also see
astoundingexcitingeye-wateringsurprising

Origin

From heart + stopping.

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Translations

Spanish de infarto, infartante
  • de infartoTranslations
  • infartanteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

heartstopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartstopping

MLA

“heartstopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartstopping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heartstopping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heartstopping.

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