set (someone's) pulse racing



set (someone's) pulse racing

To excite, thrill, or exhilarate someone. You could feel it in the air that the singer's performance was setting everyone's pulse racing. Her quick, sultry glances from across the room set my pulse racing.
See also: pulse, race, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abdurakhman-Chechen
Dionysusdie-ə-NIE-səs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Ioana-Romanian, Bulgarian
Dada-Western African, Yoruba
Orvar-Swedish, Norse Mythology
Brigida-Italian, Spanish