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Meanings of
palpitate
in English
Portuguese
vibrar
Catalan
estremir-se
Spanish
temblar
Back to the meaning
Shake with fast, tremulous movements.
quake
quiver
Portuguese
vibrar
Beat rapidly.
flutter
Synonyms
Examples for "
quake
"
quake
quiver
Examples for "
quake
"
1
The government appeals to private companies to deliver supplies to
quake
victims.
2
North Korea's official news agency carried no immediate reports on the
quake
.
3
No fatalities or serious injuries were reported from either
quake
,
police said.
4
It was not immediately clear whether the
quake
caused injuries or damage.
5
The
quake
lasted several minutes, and was widely felt throughout New Zealand.
1
Something in the words and in the appealing beauty made Marg
quiver
.
2
And the very
quiver
in his voice seemed in a manner intentional.
3
All the arrows in the
quiver
of his noble wrath are spent.
4
Their latticed roots seemed to
quiver
with the violence of the gesture.
5
The thin walls seem to
quiver
under the pressure of the air.
Usage of
palpitate
in English
1
Nicholl perceived this state of the air by seeing Diana
palpitate
painfully.
2
She paused, then smiled the beautiful smile that caused his heart to
palpitate
.
3
Nor was his the only heart whom that cheery sound caused to
palpitate
.
4
Why did his heart
palpitate
so wildly at the slightest sound?
5
Ah, nothing is too late Till the tired heart shall cease to
palpitate
.
6
And the colored marbles of the ducal palace fairly
palpitate
.
7
But the poor man lay beyond earthly help; he was too dead to
palpitate
.
8
The stony figure, the eagle eye, the matchless presence, have all ceased to
palpitate
.
9
Fielding's novels often lack refinement, but they
palpitate
with life.
10
The air is cold; the sky is of a sombre blue; the multitudinous stars
palpitate
.
11
Those were terrible moments for him; but the hearts of the boys did not
palpitate
.
12
The air of the sleeping-chamber seemed to
palpitate
with the hopeless passion of the girls.
13
The nearness of his arm made her heart
palpitate
.
14
My heart began to
palpitate
when one of them pulled out a pair of handcuffs.
15
Capable gloved hands
palpitate
the little chest to start the lungs -surely in vain.
16
Jay grabbed on to a couple of them, feeling them
palpitate
wildly inside her fingers.
Other examples for "palpitate"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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palpitate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
palpitate with
palpitate so
fairly palpitate
palpitate in sleep
palpitate swiftly
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Translations for
palpitate
Portuguese
vibrar
tremer
tiritar
Catalan
estremir-se
vibrar
trepidar
tremolar
trémer
Spanish
temblar
Palpitate
through the time