palpitate

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.
  2. (transitive) To cause to beat strongly or rapidly.
  3. (intransitive) To shake tremulously

Synonyms

throb
43k
quiver
27k
beat
A2
tremble
C2
pulsate
quake
C2
flutter
C2
shiver
C2
shake
B1
🫨
vibrate
20k
quaver
waver
29k
pound
B2
💷
pulse
B2
fly
A2
✈️
hammer
B2
🔨
hit
A1
judder
knead
44k
move
A1
retreat
B2
scour
26k
scramble
C2
scuffle
25k
shimmy
23k
shudder
22k
slam
C1
squeeze
B2
stir
C1
strike
B1
sway
C1
thrash
C2
thresh
twitch
C2
wallop
28k
wheeze
41k
whip
B2
wobble
22k

beat rapidly

agitated
C2
didder
applaud
C2
bang
B1
brandish
break
A1
clap
C1
👏
coin
B2
🪙
convulse
cream
B1
duel
C1
Translations

palpiter
palpitar
klopfen
latir
trillen

battre très fort

pochen
battre

πάλλομαι

mico
kloppen
pulsare
vibrar

trepidar

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpælpɪteɪt/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”).

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