Definition of palpitates Palpitates
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What does palpitates mean?
Part of speech
š¤- palpitates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of palpitate (infinitive).
WordNet
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| palpitate - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" | ||
| flutter | ||
| thump, pound, beat hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" | ||
| palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" | ||
| agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of | ||
| palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" | ||
| quiver, quake | ||
| tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- palpitate (Verb)
To throb, beat strongly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- palpitate (v. i.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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palpitate
palā²pi-tÄt, v.i. to move often and quickly: to beat rapidly: to throb: to pulsate.āadj. Palā²pitant (arch.), palpitating.ān. PalpitÄā²tion, act of palpitating: irregular action of the heart, caused by excitement, excessive exertion, or disease. [L. palpitÄre, -Ätum, freq. of palpÄre. Cf. Palpable.]
Part of speech
š¤- palpitate, verb, present, 1st person singular of palpitate (infinitive).
- palpitate, verb (infinitive).
