beat, fidget, flit, glow, jerk, pulse, shake, sputter, throb, tingle with excitement, twist and turn, wriggle
Definitionv. cause to throb or beat rapidly
Last update: July 15, 2015
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His heart began to palpitate due to fear. [verb]
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Such are the similar effects of terror on man and the lower animals, causing the muscles to tremble, the heart to palpitate, the sphincters to be relaxed, and the hair to stand on end. [verb]
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Young, luxurious summer palpitated through the dusk, fanning the ardor in her heart. [Please select]
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She stood and palpitated in his hold, her head bent low. [Please select]
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And the colored marbles of the ducal palace fairly palpitate. [Please select]
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--surely--it cannot be," (Mr Sudberry's heart palpitated as he thought), "the _measles_. [Please select]
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She palpitated like a trapped thing in his hold. [Please select]
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Then, having done all, she would wait and palpitate, and palpitate and wait, until Stephen came. [Please select]
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His heart palpitated and he could hardly walk or draw breath. [Please select]
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Had it, her little heart would have palpitated with fear. [Please select]
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Where she had once palpitated visibly under his warm gaze, she was now self-possessed and quiet. [Please select]
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