Verb palpitate has 3 senses
  1. palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
    --1 is one way to
    shake, agitate
    Derived form: noun palpitation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. quiver, quake, palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
    --2 is one way to tremble
    Derived form: noun palpitation2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
    --3 is one way to beat, pound, thump
    Derived form: noun palpitation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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