heart-stopping

heart-stopping
heart-stopping [härt′stäp΄iŋ]
adj.
very exciting, deeply moving, etc.; specif.,
a) very beautiful or pleasurable
b) suspenseful [a heart-stopping ninth inning]
c) terrifying

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