Heart pounded like thunder in chest.

Meaning: Someone's heart is beating very fast and loudly because they are working hard or are excited.

Choice of Words: Heart is the organ that pumps blood through the body. Pounded means to beat or strike something repeatedly and forcefully. Thunder is the loud noise that happens during a storm. Chest is the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach.

Alternative Expressions

Heart went boom-boom in chest.

Meaning: This sentence also describes the feeling of your heart beating very fast and strongly, but it uses a different comparison to make it sound like a drumbeat.

Choice of Words: Heart refers to the organ in your body that pumps blood. Went means to move or travel. Boom-boom is a sound that imitates the sound of a heartbeat. In shows the location of the heart. Chest refers to the front part of your body between your neck and stomach.

Heart raced like a cheetah in chest.

Meaning: This sentence describes the feeling of your heart beating very fast and strongly, as if it were running as fast as a cheetah inside your chest.

Choice of Words: Heart refers to the organ in your body that pumps blood. Raced means to move very fast. Like compares the action of the heart to something else. Cheetah is a very fast animal. In shows the location of the heart. Chest refers to the front part of your body between your neck and stomach.

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