pulse-pounding

Definitions

That increases the heartbeat rate, especially as a result of excitement or fear.

Examples

“All the thrills, chills and spills of pulse-pounding sport adventure! […] 150,000 words of thrill-packed sports text gives you the pulse-pounding story … how the Big Ten grew from a small-time bunch of upstart Westerners into the nation's mightiest collegiate conference …”

“The superbly crafted suspense thriller that director Jonathan Demme has made from Thomas Harris's taut best-selling novel The Silence of the Lambs slams you like⟳ a sudden blast of bone-chilling, pulse-pounding terror.”

“Suddenly a great, dark shadow passed between the pulse-pounding blasts and my miry form⟳. I saw⟳ in astonishment that Nekbael flew along the dim hallway on monstrous bat wings. The demon vampire ripped the pulse-pounding beamer from the hands of the evil pimp.”

“Kevin Williamson’s script justly deserves praise⟳ for its cleverness and tactic of treating the audience like⟳ it was in on the joke, but ultimately, it was [Wes] Craven’s ability to still deliver⟳ a pulse-pounding horror flick and ideal date⟳ movie that drove the film so far into the black.”

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