Asked by Kell

what does the narrator in the book ghost mean when they say " I was still trying to get my heart to stop trippin' "(pg.18 into pg.19)? What is another word or phrase to use to define how he was feeling?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
He means his heart was still racing from fear, shock, or nervous excitement — he was trying to calm down. "Trippin'" is slang for freaking out or panicking.

One-word or short-phrase alternatives:
- panicking
- freaking out
- anxious
- nervous
- shaken
- unsettled
- jittery
- breathless
- my heart was pounding / my heart was racing
- on edge
- my stomach was in knots

Choose the one that best fits the scene’s intensity (e.g., "anxious" or "nervous" for milder feelings, "panicking" or "freaking out" for stronger).