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Definition of
heart-stopping adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
heart-stopping
adjective
adjective
[
usually before noun
]
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causing feelings of great excitement or worry
For one heart-stopping moment she thought they were too late.
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heart-stopping
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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