someone's heart quickens
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someone's heart leaps — someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens/ phrase used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym expressions used to talk about worriessynonym Main entry: hear … Useful english dictionary
someone's heart jumps — someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens/ phrase used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym expressions used to talk about worriessynonym Main entry: hear … Useful english dictionary
heart — [ hart ] noun *** ▸ 1 organ that pumps blood ▸ 2 area of chest with heart ▸ 3 your feelings ▸ 4 inner central part ▸ 5 shape representing love ▸ 6 suit of playing cards ▸ 7 most important part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the organ in your chest that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heart — I UK [hɑː(r)t] / US [hɑrt] noun Word forms heart : singular heart plural hearts *** 1) [countable] the organ in your chest that makes blood flow around your body I could hear his heart beating. have a weak/bad heart: Did you know he had a weak… … English dictionary
pulse — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) 2 a) the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body: I checked his pulse he was still alive. b) also pulse rate the number of these beats per minute:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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