beat+rapidly

  • 11throb´ber — throb «throb», verb, throbbed, throb|bing, noun. –v.i. 1. to beat rapidly or strongly: »a heart throbbing with joy. The long climb up the hill made her heart throb. His wounded arm throbbed with pain. SYNONYM(S): pulsate, palpitate. 2 …

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  • 12flutter — flutterer, n. flutteringly, adv. /flut euhr/, v.i. 1. to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze. 2. to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate. 4. to beat rapidly,… …

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  • 13mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …

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  • 14flutter — flut•ter [[t]ˈflʌt ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to wave or flap about: Banners fluttered in the breeze[/ex] 2) to flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements 3) to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate 4) to beat rapidly, as the heart 5) to be… …

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  • 15pant — pant1 [pant] vi. [ME panten, prob. contr. < OFr pantaisier < VL * phantasiare, to suffer from a nightmare < L phantasia, idea, notion, nightmare: see FANTASY] 1. to breathe rapidly and heavily; gasp, as from running fast 2. to beat… …

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  • 16Tachycardia, ventricular — An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart. Although the beat is regular, ventricular tachycardia is life threatening because it can lead to a dreaded condition, ventricular… …

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  • 17Ventricular tachycardia — An abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle, one of the lower chambers of the heart. Although the beat is regular, ventricular tachycardia is life threatening because it can lead to a dreaded condition, ventricular… …

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  • 18Palpitate — 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 exertion; to… …

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  • 19Palpitated — 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… …

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  • 20Palpitating — 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… …

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