Meaning of PALPITATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'palpi`teyt
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- [v] beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
- [v] shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
- [v] cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
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| | Synonyms: | | flutter, quake, quiver |
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| | See Also: | | agitate, beat, pound, shake, thump, tremble | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.
intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]
To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to
bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to
flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is
abnormal, as from excitement.
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| | Related Terms: | | beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, bicker, dance, drum, fidget, flap, flick, flicker, flip, flip out, flit, flitter, flop, flutter, freak out on, get high on, glow, go pitapat, gutter, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, jerk, pant, patter, pitter-patter, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, roll, ruffle, shake, shiver, slat, sound a tattoo, splatter, splutter, sputter, squirm, swell, swell with emotion, thrill, thrill to, throb, thrum, thump, tick, ticktock, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, tremble, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, wave, waver, wiggle, wriggle, writhe |
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