palpitate

[ pal-pi-teyt ]

/ ˈpæl pɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used without object), pal·pi·tat·ed, pal·pi·tat·ing.

to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.

to pulsate; quiver; throb; tremble.

verb (used with object), pal·pi·tat·ed, pal·pi·tat·ing.

to cause to pulsate or tremble.

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Origin of palpitate

1615–25; <Latin palpitātus, past participle of palpitāre to pulsate, frequentative of palpāre to stroke. See palpus, -ate¹

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1. See pulsate.

OTHER WORDS FROM palpitate

pal·pi·tat·ing·ly, adverbun·pal·pi·tat·ing, adjective

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How to use palpitate in a sentence

The clear and radiant sky was drowned in a quivering radiance of gold, that was like a thing alive and sensitively palpitating.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Grander and grander the melody rose, voicing loves triumph with wondrous sweetness and palpitating rhythm.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
His warm and palpitating generalisations, for all the flaws in their reasoning, bear the irrefutable mark of moral reality.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Above this, at a height of about ten feet, glittered a palpitating silver canopy, almost blinding in its sparkle and its sheen.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

They feed only on living prey, which they chew slowly, beginning at the belly, and boring slowly into the palpitating cavity.
The Natural Philosophy of Love|Remy de Gourmont

British Dictionary definitions for palpitate

palpitate

/ (ˈpælpɪˌteɪt) /

verb (intr)

(of the heart) to beat with abnormal rapidity

to flutter or tremble

Derived forms of palpitate

palpitant, adjectivepalpitation, noun

Word Origin for palpitate

C17: from Latin palpitāre to throb, from palpāre to stroke

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