'Palpitate' definitions:
Definition of 'palpitate'
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Definition of 'Palpitate'
From: GCIDE
- Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palpitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Palpitating.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr. pappare. See Palpable.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'palpitate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat,
- beat a ruffle,
- beat a tattoo,
- bicker,
- dance,
- drum,
- fidget,
- flap,
- flick,
- flicker,
- flip,
- flip out,
- flit,
- flitter,
- flop,
- flutter,
- freak out on,
- get high on,
- glow,
- go pitapat,
- gutter,
- have the fidgets,
- have the shakes,
- heave,
- jerk,
- pant,
- patter,
- pitter-patter,
- pound,
- pulsate,
- pulse,
- quake,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- roll,
- ruffle,
- shake,
- shiver,
- slat,
- sound a tattoo,
- splatter,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squirm,
- swell,
- swell with emotion,
- thrill,
- thrill to,
- throb,
- thrum,
- thump,
- tick,
- ticktock,
- tingle,
- tingle with excitement,
- toss,
- toss and turn,
- tremble,
- tumble,
- turn on to,
- twist and turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- wave,
- waver,
- wiggle,
- wriggle,
- writhe