Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heart-pounding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: heart--pound-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing the heart to pound; dramatically exciting or shocking.

Example Sentences

"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..."

Inflected Forms

more heart-pounding (comparative) most heart-pounding (superlative)

Phrases

heart-poundingly

Frequently Paired Words

heart-throbbing

Questions

What does heart-pounding mean?: Causing the heart to pound; dramatically exciting or shocking.

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