heart-stopping
adjective
heart-stop·ping
ˈhärt-ˌstä-piŋ 
: extremely shocking or exciting
a heart-stopping adventure
heart-stopping views
heart-stoppingly
adverb
a heart-stoppingly suspenseful film
a heart-stoppingly beautiful view
Examples of heart-stopping in a Sentence
the movie's climax is a heart-stopping chase through the streets of San Francisco
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Phil Mickelson, known for his unfiltered opinions on everything from golf to politics, recently witnessed a heart-stopping incident that had nothing to do with his usual criticisms.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The official’s review and announcement that the basket occurred just a tenth of a second before the buzzer sounded took several heart-stopping minutes.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
That was a little heart-stopping, and was one of the things that Hayes talked about after the match.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
His car flipped, landed on its roof and skidded to a halt in a harrowing, heart-stopping show of sparks and flames.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The official’s review and announcement that the basket occurred just a tenth of a second before the buzzer sounded took several heart-stopping minutes.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
That was a little heart-stopping, and was one of the things that Hayes talked about after the match.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
His car flipped, landed on its roof and skidded to a halt in a harrowing, heart-stopping show of sparks and flames.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heart-stopping
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-stopping. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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