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palpitate
[pal-pi-teyt]
verb (used without object)
to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter.
His heart palpitated wildly.
to pulsate; quiver; throb; tremble.
verb (used with object)
to cause to pulsate or tremble.
palpitate
/ ˈæɪˌٱɪ /
verb
(of the heart) to beat with abnormal rapidity
to flutter or tremble
Other 51Թ Forms
- palpitatingly adverb
- unpalpitating adjective
- ˌ貹辱ˈٲپDz noun
- ˈ貹辱ٲԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palpitate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palpitate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It was a palpitating heart that revealed to Bryony just how much inequality woman can face in the healthcare system when seeking medical help.
"I was palpitating. But the second time, I got used to it," she said.
“I’m sweating and my heart’s palpitating and all those things because I’m conditioned to be in that environment and go perform,” Baldwin said.
In a career defined by blurring borders, this was less a plot twist than a quick spotlight on an underappreciated character: body music that keeps the heart palpitating.
The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.
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When To Use
Palpitate means to pulse, throb, or tremble.The word palpitate is most commonly used in the context of the beating of the heart. When your heart palpitates, it beats more quickly or in a fluttering way.A heart palpitation is an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart. Heart palpitations typically involve the heart beating hard and faster, and they may also involve an irregularity in rhythm.Less commonly, palpitate can mean to make thob or tremble.The noun palpitation can also refer to the act, process, or an instance of palpitating.Example: My doctor said my heart may be palpitating due to a combination of stress and too much caffeine.
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