palpitate
/pælpɪ,teɪt/
verb
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Beat rapidly.
“His heart palpitated”
2
Shake with fast, tremulous movements.
“His nostrils palpitated”
3
Cause to throb or beat rapidly.
“Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart”
WORD FORMS
Related formpalpitant
Related formpalpitation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinalpitatepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespal · pi · tate
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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