| VERB | motion | palpitate | cause to throb / throb or beat rapidly |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | palpitate, quiver, quake | shake with fast, tremulous movements | |
| motion | palpitate, flutter | beat rapidly |
| Sounds | pae'lpahteyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Cause to throb / throb or beat rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" | |
| Broader | shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
| Similar to | palpitate, flutter | Beat rapidly |
| Adjectives | palpitant | having a slight and rapid trembling motion |
| Nouns | palpitation | a rapid and irregular heart beat |
| Meaning | shake with fast, tremulous movements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "His nostrils palpitated" | |
| Synonyms | quiver, quake | |
| Broader | tremble | Move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways |
| Spanish | temblar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, trémer, tremolar, trepidar, vibrar | |
| Adjectives | palpitant | having a slight and rapid trembling motion |
| Nouns | palpitation | a shaky motion |
| Meaning | Beat rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His heart palpitated" | |
| Synonym | flutter | |
| Broader | beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| Similar to | palpitate | Cause to throb / throb or beat rapidly |
| Spanish | ondear, palpitar | |
| Adjectives | palpitant | having a slight and rapid trembling motion |
| Nouns | palpitation | a rapid and irregular heart beat |
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