adrenaline

Noun

Meaning

a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

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Nothing activates adrenaline production like pain. - Dr. Sienna Brooks. Dan Brown

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going. Kathryn Bigelow

I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one. Alfred Hitchcock

A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point. Bode Miller

It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane. Charles Lindbergh

As a child, I loved being onstage. I loved singing, I loved the lights, I loved the adrenaline. I even loved learning lines. I was completely obsessive. Emma Watson

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