Hypertext Webster Gateway: "palpitate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.
intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]
To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to
bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to
flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is
abnormal, as from excitement.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
palpitate
v : beat rapidly, of the heart [syn: {flutter}]
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