1. Cause to throb or beat rapidly
   "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" 
2. Shake with fast, tremulous movements
   "His nostrils palpitated"
   - quiver, quake 
3. Beat rapidly
   "His heart palpitated"
   - flutter

Derived forms: palpitating, palpitated, palpitates

See also: palpitant, palpitation

Type of: agitate, beat, pound, shake, thump, tremble

• atrial fibrillation
• atrial septal defect
• Atrichornis
• Atrichornithidae
• atrioventricular
• atrioventricular block
• atrioventricular bundle
• atrioventricular nodal rhythm
• atrioventricular node
• atrioventricular trunk
• atrioventricular valve
• atrip
• Atriplex
• Atriplex hortensis
• Atriplex hymenelytra
• Atriplex lentiformis
• Atriplex mexicana
• atrium
• atrium cordis
• atrium dextrum
• atrium of the heart
• atrium sinistrum
• atrocious
• atrociously
• atrociousness