About The Word Palpitate

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Palpitate

Palpitate Meaning & Definition
Palpitate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palpitate?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palpitate: flutter | quake | quiver

Related Terms | Find terms related to Palpitate: 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

See Also | agitate | beat | pound | shake | thump | tremble

Palpitate In Webster's Dictionary

\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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