Palpitate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palpitate
       v 1: cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings
            palpitated the young woman's heart"
       2: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils
          palpitated" [syn: {quiver}, {quake}]
       3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: {flutter}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "palpitate":
     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