palpitate
Other forms: palpitating; palpitated; palpitates
When you watch scary movies, do you ever feel your heart palpitate? This means it beats quickly.
To correctly pronounce palpitate, say: "PAL-pih-tate." Hearts aren't the only thing that can palpitate; your whole body might palpitate, or shiver. You can also palpitate something, such as what a medical professional does to a patient's heart to make it beat, potentially saving his or her life. Palpitate comes from the Latin word palpare, "to stroke."
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beat rapidly
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shake with fast, tremulous movements
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cause to throb or beat rapidly
Vocabulary lists containing palpitate
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