Your heart palpitates when you are excited.
SYNONYM(S): throb.His body palpitated with terror. ... fountains palpitating in the heat (Tennyson).
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pal|mi|tate — «PAL muh tayt», noun. a salt or ester of palmitic acid … Useful english dictionary
pal·pi·tate — … Useful english dictionary
pal´pi|tat´ing|ly — pal|pi|tate «PAL puh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to beat very rapidly, irregularly, or strongly: »Your heart palpitates when you are excited. SYNONYM(S): throb. 2. to quiver; … Useful english dictionary
tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… … English syllables
pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… … English syllables
palpitate — pal·pi·tate … English syllables
palpitate — pal•pi•tate [[t]ˈpæl pɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) pat to pulsate, as the heart, with unusual rapidity; flutter 2) pat to quiver; tremble 3) cvb pat to cause to pulsate or tremble • Etymology: 1615–25; < L palpitātus, ptp. of palpitāre to … From formal English to slang
palpitate — pal·pi·tate pal pə .tāt vi, tat·ed; tat·ing to beat rapidly and strongly used esp. of the heart when its pulsation is abnormally rapid … Medical dictionary
palpitate — pal|pi|tate [ˈpælpıteıt] v [I] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of palpitare, from palpare; PALPABLE] if your heart palpitates, it beats quickly in an irregular way … Dictionary of contemporary English
palpitate — pal|pi|tate [ pælpı,teıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) if your heart palpitates, it BEATS faster than usual 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY to shake slightly and quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
