palpitate
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Synonyms for palpitate
Synonyms
beat, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb
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Anyway, back to the point: Rachel Bilson bumped into Adam Brody at JFK Airport, and the hearts of millennials across the globe promptly stopped, palpitated, or completely exploded. — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, "Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody Ran Into Each Other at the Airport," 14 Aug. 2019 Not to get all misty about hallowed visual-effects goldentimes, but Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion skeletons made for a heart-palpitating battle in Jason and the Argonauts. — Mary H. K. Choi, WIRED, "High-Stakes Fight Scenes Pull No Punches," 28 Feb. 2011 Codeblack, a division of Lionsgate, took things a step further—perhaps too far for our soft, palpitating hearts. — Yohana Desta, VanityFair.com, "A Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o Movie Would Be the Best Thing Twitter Has Ever Done," 24 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palpitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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