Palpitation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A trembling or shaking.
  • n. Irregular, rapid beating or pulsation of the heart.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of palpitating, throbbing, quivering, or trembling; specifically, a beating or pulsation of the heart, particularly a violent and unnatural beating or pulsation, such as is excited by violent action, by emotion, or by disease.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a rapid and irregular heart beat
  • n. a shaky motion
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    symptom   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    throbbing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tachycardia    dizziness    giddiness    insomnia    faintness    vomit    constipation    vertigo    hoarseness    indigestion