Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive)To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.

    When he just looks at me, my heart begins to palpitate with excitement.

    beat rapidly

  2. (transitive)To cause to beat strongly or rapidly.

    The allergy medicine palpitates my heart.

    cause to throb or beat rapidly

  3. (intransitive)To shake tremulously

    shake with fast, tremulous movements

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.

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  2. Is your heart palpitating?

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

palpitates, palpitating, palpitated, palpitated
Base formpalpitate · to palpitate
3rd person singularpalpitates
Present participlepalpitating
Past simplepalpitated
Past participlepalpitated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypalpitate
he, she, itpalpitates

Past simpleLesson

all personspalpitated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave palpitated
he, she, ithas palpitated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill palpitate

Synonyms

8 synonyms
to shake tremulously:quiverC2trembleB1vibrateB2
to beat rapidly:flutterB2poundB2thumpB1throb
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedpalpitantpalpitation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
palmB1palpablepalpatepalpitationpalsy
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