palpitate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palpitate /ˈpalpɪteɪt/
▶verb (often as adj. palpitating)
- 1 (of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.
- 2 shake; tremble.
– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as palpitation): from L. palpitat-, palpitare, frequentative of palpare ‘touch gently’.
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