pulse-pounding
/ˈpʌls ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That increases the heartbeat rate, especially as a result of excitement or fear.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpʌls ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈpʌls ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
Inflected Forms
more pulse-pounding (comparative)
most pulse-pounding (superlative)
Synonyms
exciting
terrifying
absorbing
alacrifying
awesome
banging
bracing
hot
compelling
distracting
dramatic
edge-of-the-seat