heart-quakingn.
/ˈhɑːtkweɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌkweɪkɪŋ/ rare.
= heart-quake n.
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the mind > emotion > [noun] > sudden access of emotion
heart-quakinga1398
pang1542
heart-quake1561
heart-qualm1590
correption1659
surprise1670
thrilla1680
shock1705
thrilling1747
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vii. xxxii. 377 Herte quakynge oþir cardiacle..comeþ ofte of defaute of þe herte.
1831 Edinb. Lit. Jrnl. 9 July 28/2 There is a natural aptitude in the soil of Great Britain for the growth of qualms, heart-quakings, and forebodings.
1914 R. Cullum Way of Strong iii. v. 284 It was not without many heart quakings that Phyllis ascended the white marble steps.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
heart-quakingadj.
/ˈhɑːtkweɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌkweɪkɪŋ/ That causes a palpitation of the heart; very frightening or exciting; thrilling. Cf. heart-quake n.
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the mind > emotion > [adjective] > full of or affected by emotion > of the heart
fullOE
greatc1225
heart-quaking1623
1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 10 This great heart-quaking Dolour waile and mourne.
1821 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater in London Mag. Oct. 355/1 What heart-quaking vibrations of sad and happy remembrances!
1868 Putnam's Mag. Jan. 85/2 ‘I should think they might,’ rejoined the old man in a heart-quaking roar.
1920 R. D. Paine Corsair in War Zone vii. 153 This hurricane..in which so many amazing and heart-quaking things happened, in which the Corsair all but foundered.
2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 4 Apr. 8 There's an increasing amount of adrenalin out there if you dare. Stepping onto Melbourne's extreme edge can be a thrilling, heart-quaking ride.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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