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set pulses racing

set pulses racing verb: to excite, thrill.

Verb

set pulses racing (third-person singular simple present sets pulses racing, present participle setting pulses racing, simple past and past participle set pulses racing)

  1. (idiomatic) To excite, thrill.
    • And while the performance hardly set pulses racing, it should be remembered that the side that starts the serious action against France in Donestsk on 11 June will not resemble the one on show in Oslo.2012 May 26, Phil McNulty, “Norway 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport

Forms of set pulses racing

third-person singular presentsets pulses racing
present participlesetting pulses racing
past participleset pulses racing
pastset pulses racing

Questions about set pulses racing

What does set pulses racing mean?
Set pulses racing means to excite, thrill.
What part of speech is set pulses racing?
Set pulses racing is a verb.
What is the past tense of set pulses racing?
The past tense of set pulses racing is set pulses racing.

Words near set pulses racing in the dictionary

  1. set piece
  2. set pieces
  3. set point
  4. set point theory
  5. set points
  6. set pulses racing
  7. set right
  8. set sail
  9. set sails
  10. set screw
  11. set screws

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