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Definition of palpitate in English: palpitateverb ˈpalpɪteɪtˈpælpəˌteɪt 1often as adjective palpitatingno object (of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly. (心脏)急速跳动;剧烈跳动;不规则地跳动 drink wakened him in the night with a palpitating heart Example sentencesExamples - Her mind was racing with guilt, her heart was palpitating with expectation and desire for this stranger called Marcus.
- His heart was palpitating more than usual, but it wasn't due to his fear.
- His heart palpitated as he inwardly started to panic.
- I slipped out of the school gates, my heart palpitating rapidly yet I could hear every individual beat of my heart, echoing in my head.
- She could almost hear his own heart palpitating wildly in his chest, and without knowing it, she put her hand over his heart to feel it.
- Once upon a time in Carlow the prospect of this particular Limerick team coming up for a qualifier would have sent knees buckling and hearts palpitating.
- One's heart palpitated for the duo whilst feeling their pain when their bodies - hands, feet and all - pressed against one another in uncomfortable maneuverings.
- She could feel her heart palpitating as she remained seated there.
- Apparently, we are more tolerant - our blood pressures don't go up, our hearts don't palpitate and our kids can't be traumatized.
- Then, she left the car and entered the hotel, her heart palpitating.
- She sat bolt upright in bed, her heart palpitating quickly and her breathing in a frantic state.
- My heart would palpitate and sweat glands shift into overdrive.
- It seemed to take an eternity to reach the landing, and her heart palpitated with self-consciousness.
- Where I live, there are lots of folks palpitating at 325 beats a minute.
- My heart palpitated and the air stopped in my lungs.
- My heart sometimes palpitates when I am startled or sometimes when I bend forward.
- While other organs might fill with blood, the heart palpitates, contracts, squeezes and pumps fluids.
- THERE I was, heart palpitating after Laois minors' injury time equaliser against Westmeath in Croke Park last Sunday, but still there was work to be done.
- Her heart was still palpitating like that of a bird.
- Hearts palpitating, ears magnifying the smallest sound, they stealthily waded across the river.
Synonyms beat rapidly, pound, throb, pulsate, pulse, thud, thump, hammer, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver, pump, race, pant, thrill rare quop 2Shake; tremble. 颤抖 she was palpitating with terror 她吓得发抖。 Example sentencesExamples - She palpitates visibly, and retires to the photocopier.
- So, everyone from palpitating fans to scribes will have to wait till the designated launch day to actually get to see the book, which is said to have an orange cover.
- And why had so many teenage girls screamed and palpitated at the very thought of The Rolling Stones throughout the ‘sixties?
- Viro squeezed harder, his massive fingers digging into the man's throat; his windpipe broke and his head palpitated, turning reddish, then purple.
- They positively palpitate at dramatic accounts of unbelievers crying out for sacraments, or trembling with terror as the demons drag them into the inferno.
- As grandmas go into palpitating convulsions of disbelief, and all of contemporary society looks down at me from their pedestals of purity, let me just state that I'm not average.
- An impressionable, palpitating creature was Ella, shrinking humanely from detailed knowledge of her husband's trade whenever she reflected that everything he manufactured had for its purpose the destruction of life.
- Anyone wondering why people palpitate over the exploitation genre will have a hard time finding such excitement incentives here.
Synonyms tremble, quiver, quake, shake, shake like a leaf, shiver, shudder rare quave
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin palpitat- 'patted', from the verb palpitare, frequentative of palpare 'touch gently'. Definition of palpitate in US English: palpitateverbˈpælpəˌteɪtˈpalpəˌtāt [no object]often as adjective palpitating1(of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly. (心脏)急速跳动;剧烈跳动;不规则地跳动 it wakened him in the night with a palpitating heart Example sentencesExamples - Her mind was racing with guilt, her heart was palpitating with expectation and desire for this stranger called Marcus.
- Then, she left the car and entered the hotel, her heart palpitating.
- His heart palpitated as he inwardly started to panic.
- Where I live, there are lots of folks palpitating at 325 beats a minute.
- His heart was palpitating more than usual, but it wasn't due to his fear.
- She could feel her heart palpitating as she remained seated there.
- She sat bolt upright in bed, her heart palpitating quickly and her breathing in a frantic state.
- It seemed to take an eternity to reach the landing, and her heart palpitated with self-consciousness.
- Her heart was still palpitating like that of a bird.
- One's heart palpitated for the duo whilst feeling their pain when their bodies - hands, feet and all - pressed against one another in uncomfortable maneuverings.
- My heart sometimes palpitates when I am startled or sometimes when I bend forward.
- My heart palpitated and the air stopped in my lungs.
- While other organs might fill with blood, the heart palpitates, contracts, squeezes and pumps fluids.
- THERE I was, heart palpitating after Laois minors' injury time equaliser against Westmeath in Croke Park last Sunday, but still there was work to be done.
- Once upon a time in Carlow the prospect of this particular Limerick team coming up for a qualifier would have sent knees buckling and hearts palpitating.
- Hearts palpitating, ears magnifying the smallest sound, they stealthily waded across the river.
- My heart would palpitate and sweat glands shift into overdrive.
- She could almost hear his own heart palpitating wildly in his chest, and without knowing it, she put her hand over his heart to feel it.
- I slipped out of the school gates, my heart palpitating rapidly yet I could hear every individual beat of my heart, echoing in my head.
- Apparently, we are more tolerant - our blood pressures don't go up, our hearts don't palpitate and our kids can't be traumatized.
Synonyms beat rapidly, pound, throb, pulsate, pulse, thud, thump, hammer, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver, pump, race, pant, thrill - 1.1 Shake; tremble.
颤抖 she was palpitating with terror 她吓得发抖。 Example sentencesExamples - They positively palpitate at dramatic accounts of unbelievers crying out for sacraments, or trembling with terror as the demons drag them into the inferno.
- So, everyone from palpitating fans to scribes will have to wait till the designated launch day to actually get to see the book, which is said to have an orange cover.
- Viro squeezed harder, his massive fingers digging into the man's throat; his windpipe broke and his head palpitated, turning reddish, then purple.
- Anyone wondering why people palpitate over the exploitation genre will have a hard time finding such excitement incentives here.
- She palpitates visibly, and retires to the photocopier.
- As grandmas go into palpitating convulsions of disbelief, and all of contemporary society looks down at me from their pedestals of purity, let me just state that I'm not average.
- An impressionable, palpitating creature was Ella, shrinking humanely from detailed knowledge of her husband's trade whenever she reflected that everything he manufactured had for its purpose the destruction of life.
- And why had so many teenage girls screamed and palpitated at the very thought of The Rolling Stones throughout the ‘sixties?
Synonyms tremble, quiver, quake, shake, shake like a leaf, shiver, shudder
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin palpitat- ‘patted’, from the verb palpitare, frequentative of palpare ‘touch gently’. |