Dokitto
Also read: ドキっと、どきっと
ドキッと (Dokitto) is a Japanese adverb meaning “being startled, getting a shock”.
Meanings
- adverb, suru verbbeing startled; getting a shock
Examples
その知らせで彼はどきんとした。
His heart beat fast at the news.
彼女のクールな視線に、俺はドキッとした。
Her cool gaze made my heart skip a beat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).