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heartstoppingly

Definitions

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  • adverb In a heartstopping way.

Etymologies

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heartstopping +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • It's a heartstoppingly precarious business to be in, and this kind of rubbish only makes it worse.

    Navigating the current publishing debacle karenmiller 2010

  • Ghana didn't just come close to being the first African nation to make the semis of the World Cup: it came breathtakingly, heartstoppingly close

    World Cup 2010: Ghana weeps, but remains hopeful 2010

  • So we sang along to all the greats: Chemical World, End of a Century, To the End, Girls and Boys, There's No Other Way, and a heartstoppingly lovely rendition of Tender.

    Blur in the park 2009

  • So we sang along to all the greats: Chemical World, End of a Century, To the End, Girls and Boys, There's No Other Way, and a heartstoppingly lovely rendition of Tender.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • I hope they eventually branch out so that I can get one of their heartstoppingly delicious sandwiches without the 1200 mile drive.

    The Hat...World Famous Pastrami 2006

  • And he himself was garbed in pristine white, his face heartstoppingly handsome beneath silver-streaked hair.

    And Other Tales Of Valdemar Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • Tired, ragged, dirty though she undeniably was, she had never seemed so wonderfully alive to him, so heartstoppingly lovely.

    The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • The humble, marvelling tone of his voice made her throat close with emotion, the sight of his dark head against her breast heartstoppingly poignant.

    A Cure For Love Jordan, Penny 1991

  • A stepdown viewer revealed immense prominences licking flame-tongues across the sky, and a heartstoppingly beautiful corona.

    Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981

  • They rehearse the scene - Alice can really, heartstoppingly act, unlike the boys - and when they hear a train coming down the line, they try shooting a scene with it in the background.

    Evening Standard - Home David Sexton 2011

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