Definitions for palpitateˈpæl pɪˌteɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pal•pi•tateˈpæl pɪˌteɪt(v.)-tat•ed, -tat•ing.
(v.i.)to pulsate, as the heart, with unusual rapidity; flutter.
Category: Pathology
to quiver; tremble.
Category: Pathology
(v.t.)to cause to pulsate or tremble.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Pathology
Origin of palpitate:
1615–25; < L palpitātus, ptp. of palpitāre to pulsate, freq. of palpāre to stroke. See palpate1
pal′pi•tat`ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
palpitate(verb)
cause to throb or beat rapidly
"Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
quiver, quake, palpitate(verb)
shake with fast, tremulous movements
"His nostrils palpitated"
palpitate, flutter(verb)
beat rapidly
"His heart palpitated"
Wiktionary
palpitate(Verb)
to throb, beat strongly
Webster Dictionary
Palpitate(verb)
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
Translations for palpitate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
palpitate(verb)
(of the heart) to beat rapidly.
- vinnig klopAfrikaans
- يَخْفِق القَلب بِسُرْعَهArabic
- пулсирамBulgarian
- palpitarPortuguese (BR)
- bušitCzech
- klopfenGerman
- hamreDanish
- πάλλομαι (για την καρδιά)Greek
- palpitarSpanish
- puperdamaEstonian
- تند زدن؛ تپیدنFarsi
- tykyttääFinnish
- palpiterFrench
- לִפעוֹם בִּמהִירוּתHebrew
- धड़कन होनाHindi
- jako kucati, drhtatiCroatian
- dobogHungarian
- berdebar-debarIndonesian
- slá (óeðlilega) hrattIcelandic
- palpitareItalian
- どうきがするJapanese
- (심장이) 빨리 고동치다Korean
- plakti, tvinkčioti, virpėtiLithuanian
- ātri sisties; trīsēt; pulsētLatvian
- berdebarMalay
- snel kloppenDutch
- slå raskt, få hjertebankNorwegian
- pulsować, bićPolish
- تند زدن؛ تپیدنPersian
- ريږدېدل ( لكه دزړهPashto
- palpitarPortuguese
- a palpitaRomanian
- сильно битьсяRussian
- búšiťSlovak
- utripatiSlovenian
- lupatiSerbian
- klappa, bulta, pulseraSwedish
- เต้นรัวThai
- hızlı hızlı çarpmakTurkish
- (心臟) 急速跳動Chinese (Trad.)
- битися, пульсуватиUkrainian
- دھک دھک کرنا، دھڑکناUrdu
- đập nhanhVietnamese
- （心脏）急速跳动Chinese (Simp.)
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