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palpitate
(redirected from palpitates)

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pal·pi·tate  (plp-tt)
intr.v. pal·pi·tat·ed, pal·pi·tat·ing, pal·pi·tates
1. To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver.
2. To beat with excessive rapidity; throb.

[Latin palpitre, palpitt-, frequentative of palpre, to touch gently; see palpable.]

palpi·tating·ly adv.

palpitate [ˈpælpɪˌteɪt]
vb (intr)
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (of the heart) to beat with abnormal rapidity
2. to flutter or tremble
[from Latin palpitāre to throb, from palpāre to stroke]
palpitant  adj
palpitation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
2.palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
3.palpitate - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

palpitate
verb
1. beat, pound, flutter, pulsate, pitter-patter, pitapat Her heart was palpitating wildly.
2. tremble, pulse, shiver, throb, quiver, vibrate His whole body was palpitating with fear.
Translations
palpitate [ˈpælpɪteɪt] VI [heart] → palpitar

palpitate [ˈpælpɪteɪt] vi [heart] → palpiter

palpitate
vi (heart)heftig klopfen; (= tremble)zittern

palpitate [ˈpælpɪˌteɪt] vipalpitare
palpitate [ˈpælpɪˌteɪt] vipalpitare

palpitate
v palpitate [ˈpӕlpiteit]
(of the heart) to beat rapidly. vinnig klop يَخْفِق القَلب بِسُرْعَه пулсирам bušit hamre klopfen πάλλομαι (για την καρδιά) palpitar puperdama تند زدن؛ تپیدن tykyttää palpiter לִפעוֹם בִּמהִירוּת धड़कन होना jako kucati,drhtati dobog berdebar-debar slá (óeðlilega) hratt palpitare どうきがする (심장이) 빨리 고동치다 plakti, tvinkčioti, virpėti ātri sisties; trīsēt; pulsēt berdebar snel kloppen slå raskt, hjertebank pulsować, bić palpitar a palpita сильно биться búšiť utripati lupati klappa, bulta, pulsera เต้นรัว hızlı hızlı çarpmak 急速跳動 битися, пульсувати دھک دھک کرنا، دھڑکنا đập nhanh
n pl palpiˈtations
an attack of rapid beating of the heart. kloppings خَفَقان сърцебиене bušení hjertebanken das Herzklopfen ταχυπαλμία (πληθ.) palpitaciones südamepuperdus تپش قلب sydämentykytys palpitations הַלמוּת הַלֵב धड़कन lupanje srca szívdobogás debaran hjartsláttur; óeðlilega hraður hjartsláttur palpitazioni どうき (심장의) 고동 plakimas, virpėjimas paātrināta sirdsdarbība/pulss debaran jantung hartkloppingen hjertebank palpitacja palpitações palpitaţii сильное сердцебиение búšenie razbijanje srca nepravilno kucanje sra hjärtklappning อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจเร็วหรือไม่สม่ำเสมอ yürek çarpması; çarpıntı 心悸 сильне серцебиття دھڑکن، اختلاج قلب đánh trống ngực


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