heart-stopping
adjective/ˈhɑːt stɒpɪŋ/
/ˈhɑːrt stɑːpɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- causing feelings of great excitement or worry
- For one heart-stopping moment she thought they were too late.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeart-stopping is used with these nouns:- moment
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