palpitate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
    • Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
  2. verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
    quiver; quake.
    • His nostrils palpitated
  3. verb beat rapidly
    flutter.
    • His heart palpitated

WordNet

Pal"pi*tate intransitive verb
Etymology
L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr. pappare. See Palpable.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Palpitated ; present participle & verbal noun Palpitating
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913