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palpitate

verb
/ˈpælpɪteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”).

  1. borrowed from palpito

Definitions

  1. To beat strongly or rapidly

    To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.

    • When he just looks at me, my heart begins to palpitate with excitement.

  2. To cause to beat strongly or rapidly.

    • The allergy medicine palpitates my heart.

  3. To shake tremulously

    • I was now so bruised, so batter'd, so spent with this over-match, that I could hardly stir, or raise myself, but lay palpitating

The neighborhood

  • synonymflutterto beat rapidly
  • synonympoundto beat rapidly
  • synonymthrobto beat rapidly
  • synonymthumpto beat rapidly

Derived

palpitant, palpitation

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA