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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After a heart-stopping 4-4 draw in the Copa America Femenina final in Quito, Ecuador, Brazil came through an equally dramatic penalty shoot-out, eventually winning 5-4 in sudden death.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Glacier viewing cruises depart twice a day to the terminus of Columbia Glacier, its sheer ice walls rising 300 feet above the sea, or take a helicopter ride with Alpine Air Alaska and climb on the glacier after heart-stopping helicopter ride.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Glacier viewing cruises depart twice a day to the terminus of Columbia Glacier, its sheer ice walls rising 300 feet above the sea, or take a helicopter ride with Alpine Air Alaska and climb on the glacier after heart-stopping helicopter ride.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Heart-stopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-stopping. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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