palpitate

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It makes their fingertips sizzle and mouse buttons palpitate.

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Quick take

cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

verb

shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"

verb

beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for palpitate.

verb

cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

verb

shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"

verb

beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

Example sentences

It makes their fingertips sizzle and mouse buttons palpitate.

Interviewers probing a programmer for "smartness", like a horse might have its teeth examined, or better, like a cow might have its udders palpitated - just feels unseemly to me.

I found that due to constant smoking, my blood pressure was basically locked at a high rate for extended periods of time, which eventually caused my heart to palpitate during some nights.

My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 62 and with liver cancer at 63 - in his case we noticed he was off his food and the GP did palpitate his liver and this led to a scan and diagnosis.

Keep in mind that the insurance wasn't there to protect themselves - it was there to ensure that the product would receive an AAA credit rating - which made it palpitate to institutional investors who were restricted from purchasing or otherwise stayed away from riskier assets.