Pirate grinned, heart pounding with excitement.

Meaning: The pirate smiled broadly, with his heart beating strongly due to happiness and anticipation.

Choice of Words: Grinned: smiled broadly; heart: the organ that pumps blood; pounding: beating strongly; excitement: a feeling of happiness and anticipation.

Alternative Expressions

The pirate was smiling, his heart beating fast with excitement.

Meaning: This means that the pirate is very happy and enthusiastic about something.

Choice of Words: Pirate is a person who robs or attacks ships at sea. Was smiling means to have a smile on one's face. Heart is the organ that pumps blood throughout the body. Beating fast means to throb or pulsate rapidly. Excitement is a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness. When you put them together, "The pirate was smiling, his heart beating fast with excitement." is a description of a pirate who is smiling and whose heart is beating rapidly because they are very excited.

The pirate's face was spread into a wide smile, his heart thumping with joy.

Meaning: This means that the pirate is very happy and enthusiastic about something.

Choice of Words: Pirate is a person who robs or attacks ships at sea. Face is the front part of the head. Spread into a wide smile means to form a broad smile across one's face. Heart is the organ that pumps blood throughout the body. Thumping means to beat or pulsate strongly. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. When you put them together, "The pirate's face was spread into a wide smile, his heart thumping with joy." is a description of a pirate who is smiling broadly and whose heart is beating rapidly because they are very happy.

Related Expressions