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1. (v.i.) palpitate
to pulsate, as the heart, with unusual rapidity; flutter.
2. palpitate
to quiver; tremble.
3. (v.t.) palpitate
to cause to pulsate or tremble.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L palpitātus, ptp. of palpitāre to pulsate, freq. of palpāre to stroke. See palpate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) palpitate
cause to throb or beat rapidly
"Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
2. (verb) quiver, quake, palpitate
shake with fast, tremulous movements
"His nostrils palpitated"
3. (verb) palpitate, flutter
beat rapidly
"His heart palpitated"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) palpitate
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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Sense: (of the heart) to beat rapidly.
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 Afrikaans: vinnig klop |
 Arabic: يَخْفِق القَلب بِسُرْعَه |
 Bulgarian: пулсирам |
 Brazilian: palpitar |
 Czech: bušit |
 German: klopfen |
 Danish: hamre |
 Greek: πάλλομαι (για την καρδιά) |
 Spanish: palpitar |
 Estonian: puperdama |
 Farsi: تند زدن؛ تپیدن |
 Finnish: tykyttää |
 French: palpiter |
 Hebrew: לִפעוֹם בִּמהִירוּת |
 Hindi: धड़कन होना |
 Croatian: jako kucati, drhtati |
 Hungarian: dobog |
 Indonesian: berdebar-debar |
 Icelandic: slá (óeðlilega) hratt |
 Italian: palpitare |
 Japanese: どうきがする |
 Korean: (심장이) 빨리 고동치다 |
 Lithuanian: plakti, tvinkčioti, virpė |
 Latvian: ātri sisties; trīsēt; pul |
 Malay: berdebar |
 Dutch: snel kloppen |
 Norwegian: slå raskt, få hjertebank |
 Polish: pulsować, bić |
 Persian: تند زدن؛ تپیدن |
 Pashto: ريږدېدل ( لكه دزړه |
 Portuguese: palpitar |
 Romanian: a palpita |
 Russian: сильно биться |
 Slovak: búšiť |
 Slovenian: utripati |
 Serbian: lupati |
 Swedish: klappa, bulta, pulsera |
 Thai: เต้นรัว |
 Turkish: hızlı hızlı çarpmak |
 Taiwanese: (心臟) 急速跳動 |
 Ukrainian: битися, пульсувати |
 Urdu: دھک دھک کرنا، دھڑکنا |
 Vietnamese: đập nhanh |
 Chinese: （心脏）急速跳动 |
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