palpitate
31Palpitating — Palpitate Pal pi*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.] To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or… …
32throb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. beat, pulsate, vibrate, palpitate; quiver, shudder, tremble; ache, hurt. See agitation, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. beat, pulsation, pulse, palpitation; see beat 2 . v. Syn. beat, pulsate,… …
33pulsate — /pul sayt/, v.i., pulsated, pulsating. 1. to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb. 2. to vibrate; quiver. [1785 95; < L pulsatus, ptp. of pulsare to batter, strike, make (strings) vibrate. See PULSE1, ATE1] Syn. 1. pulse.… …
34beat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. throb, stroke, accent, rhythm; pulse; route. See business, region. v. throb, pulsate; strike, batter; conquer, defeat. See regularity, impulse, superiority, agitation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …
35pulsate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. beat, throb; drum, palpitate. See oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. throb, quiver, vibrate; see beat 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. vibrate, quiver, beat, throb, pulse, palpitate,… …
36pound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. beat, thump, drum, bruise, tenderize; crush, pulverize. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Measure of weight] Syn. sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also… …
37pulse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. throb, beat, quiver, palpitate; thump; shudder, tremble; pulsate, vibrate. See oscillation, agitation, regularity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pulsation, vibration, oscillation, throb; see beat 2 . III …
38palpable — [14] Latin palpāre meant ‘touch, stroke’ (it may be related to English feel). From it in post classical times was derived the adjective palpābilis ‘touchable’ – whence English palpable. Other derivatives were the verb palpitāre ‘tremble, throb’… …
39pulsate — pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate can mean to manifest a rhythmical movement such as or similar to the one which occurs in the circulatory system when blood is forced along by alternate contractions and relaxations of the ventricles of the… …
40palpable — [14] Latin palpāre meant ‘touch, stroke’ (it may be related to English feel). From it in post classical times was derived the adjective palpābilis ‘touchable’ – whence English palpable. Other derivatives were the verb palpitāre ‘tremble, throb’… …
