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heartstopper

heartstopper noun: something highly exciting.

Noun

heartstopper (plural heartstoppers)

  1. (informal) Something highly exciting.
    • One, “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You,” was a heartstopper in the film “Garden State.”2007 July 13, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of heartstopper

pluralheartstoppers

Origin of heartstopper

From heart + stopper.

Questions about heartstopper

What does heartstopper mean?
Heartstopper means something highly exciting.
What part of speech is heartstopper?
Heartstopper is a noun.
What is the plural of heartstopper?
The plural of heartstopper is heartstoppers.

Words near heartstopper in the dictionary

  1. heartsong
  2. heartsongs
  3. heartsore
  4. heartsores
  5. heartspent
  6. heartstopper
  7. heartstoppers
  8. heartstopping
  9. heartstoppingly
  10. heartstricken
  11. heartstring

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