Found 2 items, similar to Palpitation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: palpitation
palpitation
n 1: a rapid and irregular heart beat
2: a shaky motion;
“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe” [syn:
shaking,
shakiness,
trembling,
quiver,
quivering,
vibration]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Palpitation
Palpitation
\Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F.
palpitation.]
A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid
beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion,
strong emotion, or by disease.
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