| NOUN | state | palpitation | a rapid and irregular heart beat |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | palpitation, shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration | a shaky motion |
| Sounds | pae.lpahtey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A rapid and irregular heart beat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | palpitación, pálpito | |
| Catalan | palpitació | |
| Verbs | palpitate | beat rapidly |
| palpitate | cause to throb / throb or beat rapidly | |
| Meaning | A shaky motion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration | |
| Narrower | tremolo | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones |
| tremor | shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) | |
| Broader | motion | A state of change |
| Spanish | cimbreo, palpitación, temblor, trepidación, vibración | |
| Catalan | estremiment, tremolor, vibració | |
| Verbs | palpitate | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact