adjective
[ usually before noun ] causing feelings of great excitement or worry :
For one heart-stopping moment she thought they were too late.
adjective
[ usually before noun ] causing feelings of great excitement or worry :
For one heart-stopping moment she thought they were too late.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005