This audio-descriptive term has been often used in vibrating reaction GIFs to indicate a drastic build-up of suspense or anxiety in almost any given situation.

Obviously a Tumblr user, this girl scares her boyfriend when a Beyonce video leaves her "literally dying."

KTLA news anchor Chris Schauble's candid reaction to yesterday's earthquake gets immortalized in GIF form.

A substantial online fandom has formed around the newly-appointed Prosecutor General for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, including a growing collection of anime-style fanart illustrations on the Japanese online art community Pixiv.

Animator Andy Martin created this 60-second warning about the dangers of taking selfie photographs as part of Pictoplasma's #CharacterSelfie project.