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heart skips a beat
your heart skips a beat
also your heart stands still you are suddenly surprised, excited, or frightened Ben walked into the room and her heart skipped a beat. When the shark came toward us, my heart stood still.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Petri | | PET-ree (Finnish) | Finnish, Basque |
| &Aelig;Lred | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
| Selene | | sə-LEE-nee (English) | Greek Mythology, Greek |
| Ishmael | | ISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English) | Biblical |
| Mihkel | | - | Estonian |
| Lois | | ['ləuis] | |