heartthrob

[ hahrt-throb ]
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noun
  1. a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.

  2. a passionate or sentimental emotion.

Origin of heartthrob

1
First recorded in 1840–50; heart + throb

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British Dictionary definitions for heart-throb

heart-throb

noun
  1. an object of infatuation

  2. a heart beat

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