Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be still my heart

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables: be stil-l my -heart
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

An admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction.

Example Sentences

"How strange, how hellish (God forgive me for saying so!) it seems that she should love him. But, does she love him? Can she love him? Could she love him if she knew all? Know him she shall before she marries him. For the present, be still, my heart."
"Roll tape! Action! "I can't feel a pulse!" shouts Ms. Brunette Beauty, RN. "Call a code!" commands Blue-Eyed Hunk, MD. . . . He's talking to me. Be still my heart."
"Calling her installation "information as art," Hesh will have 28 separate documents and artifacts on view, one of which is—be still my heart—a stack of old newspapers."

Inflected Forms

be still my beating heart (alternative)

Questions

What does be still my heart mean?: An admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction.

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