| Palpitate (v. i.) 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. Thesaurus Entries beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, bicker, dance, drum, fidget, flap, flick, flicker, flip, flip out, flit, flitter, flop, flutter, freak out on, get high on, glow, go pitapat, gutter, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, jerk, pant, patter, pitter-patter, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, roll, ruffle, shake, shiver, slat, sound a tattoo, splatter, splutter, sputter, squirm, swell, swell with emotion, thrill, thrill to, throb, thrum, thump, tick, ticktock, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, tremble, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, wave, waver, wiggle, wriggle, writhe |