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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Causing the heart to pound; dramatically exciting or shocking..
The anguish, the numb misery, of believing that his beloved, Kahlan had been executed, had evaporated in a heart-pounding instant the day before...
A simple bump in the road, an unexpected noise, a shadow, or flash of light triggered a heart-pounding, tire-screeching turnaround back to the scene...
Christina Culhane maintained a heart-pounding pace until she broke her stride to glance at her plastic Swatch.
In the early days, you may even experience a heart-pounding nightmare or two about being separated from your baby or your baby falling off a balcony...
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Heart-pounding means Causing the heart to pound; dramatically exciting or shocking..
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The anguish, the numb misery, of believing that his beloved, Kahlan had been executed, had evaporated in a heart-pounding instant the day before...
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