as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting a palpitation of the blood vessels

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Recent Examples of palpitation Families were laid low by inflation, and now those invested n 401(k)s, even with a bond mix, are having palpitations with each Wall Street opening bell. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Other symptoms include fatigue, coughing, swelling of the legs or feet, low-grade fever, shortness of breath and heart palpitations. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Symptoms of peripartum cardiomyopathy include fatigue, heart palpitations and shortness of breath. Natalie Brand, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025 Heart palpitations Estrogen also helps regulate your heart rate and maintain healthy cholesterol levels, so fluctuations in the hormone can cause heart palpitations, even for women without a history of heart problems. Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for palpitation
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Noun
  • To celebrate the Joy-Con 2’s magnetic rumble function, you’re presented with a two-way axis to detect where the strongest pulses are.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Sensors are placed on the carotid artery in the neck and the femoral artery near the groin to measure how fast the pulse travels between these two points.
    Paul McClure May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • The pain is sharp at first, but turns into a dull throb over the second half.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Richard Chamberlain, legendary television actor, who got his start playing a heart throb TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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