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palpitate

🇬🇧 UK/'pælpiteit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To beat rapidly or strongly, especially of the heart; to tremble or shake.

(心脏)剧烈跳动,心悸;颤抖

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
palptouch, feel, stroke
+
itgo
+
ateto make, having
=palpitate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her heart began to palpitate rapidly as she climbed the steep mountain.

  • 2.

    The patient's chest palpitated with an irregular heartbeat pattern.

  • 3.

    Fear made his hands palpitate as he waited for the doctor's diagnosis.

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