pulse-pounding
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpʌls ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
Forms: form: more pulse-pounding
form: most pulse-pounding
Senses: examples: text: 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 …
ref: 1967 September, “Announcing … The Big Ten [advertisement]”, in Robert G. Forman, editor, The Michigan Alumnus, volume LXXIV, number 1, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30:
text: 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.
ref: 1991 February 14, Peter Travers, “The Silence of the Lambs [film review]”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2017:
text: 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.
ref: 2003, W. C. Leadbeater, “Return of the Dread Mutant Killer Glaucoma”, in The Mind-warp Era: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 114:
text: 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.
ref: 2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2018:
synonyms: word: exciting
word: terrifying
word: absorbing
word: alacrifying
word: awesome
word: banging
word: bracing
word: compelling
word: distracting
word: dramatic
word: edge-of-the-seat
word: engrossing
word: electric
word: electrifying
word: enlivening
word: enthralling
word: exciteful
word: exciting
word: exhilarating
word: exhilarative
word: explosive
word: fascinating
word: hair-curling
word: hair-raising
word: heady
word: heart-pounding
word: heartstopping
word: heartswelling
word: intoxicating
word: gripping
word: impressive
word: inspiring
word: invigorating
word: jiggy
word: kicky
word: mind-blowing
word: moving
word: off the chain
word: pulse-pounding
word: pulsating
word: rip-roaring
word: riveting
word: rousing
word: sensational
word: shocking
word: sizzling
word: slam-bang
word: spine-tingling
word: startling
word: stimulating
word: stirring
word: stonking
word: thrilling
word: thrilly
word: warm
word: affreux
word: alarming
word: spine-tingling
word: appalling
word: awful
word: buggish
word: butt-clenching
word: buttock-clenching
word: dismayful
word: dreadful
word: fearful
word: flaysome
word: flesh-crawling
word: formidable
word: freaky
word: frightening
word: frightensome
word: frightful
word: ghastly
word: ghostly
word: grisly
word: hair-curling
word: hair-raising
word: horrible
word: horrid
word: horrific
word: horrifying
word: horripilating
word: pulse-pounding
word: scaring
word: scary
word: shocking
word: skin-crawling
word: terrible
word: terrifying
word: terrorsome
antonyms: word: boring
word: dull
word: uninteresting
word: arousing
word: captivating
word: charming
word: engaging
word: enchanting
word: fascinating
word: entertaining
word: exciting
word: interesting
glosses: That increases the heartbeat rate, especially as a result of excitement or fear.