Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness.
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Palpitation
/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/
Synonyms for "palpitation" (182 found)
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Closest matches (37)
agitationanginaangina pectorisaortic insufficiencyaortic stenosisapoplectic strokeapoplexyarrhythmiaarteriosclerosisatherosclerosisatrial fibrillationauricular fibrillationbarragebeatbeatingberiberi heartcardiac arrestcardiac insufficiencycardiac shockcardiac stenosis
Strong matches (54)
disquietdisquietudeditherdithersdrumdrum musicdrumbeatdrumfiredrummingencased heartendocarditisextrasystolefatty heartfear and tremblingfibroid heartfidgetinessfidgetsflapflask-shaped heartflicker
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flitflitterflopflutterfrosted heartgoose bumpsgoosefleshhairy hearthardening of the arteriesheartheart attackheart blockheart conditionheart diseaseheart failureheartbeatheartquakeheartthrobheavinghigh blood pressurehorripilationhypertensionhypertensive heart diseaseinquietudeischemic heart diseasejimjamsmitral insufficiencymitral stenosismyocardial infarctionmyocardial insufficiency
Noun(4 words)
Related words (91)
myocarditismyovascular insufficiencynervousnessox heartpantingparadiddleparalytic strokeparoxysmal tachycardiapatterpericarditisperturbationpilepitapatpitter patterpitter-patterpoundpoundingpremature beatpseudoaortic insufficiencypulmonary insufficiency
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pulmonary stenosispulsationpulsequakingquaverquaveringquiverquiver of terrorquiveringrat-a-tatrat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplanrattattoorestlessnessrheumatic heart diseaserhythmrollround heartrub-a-dubruffrufflesclerosisshakeshakesshakingshivershiversshudderspatterspluttersputterstaccatostony heartstrokesweattachycardiatat-tattattootempothrill of fearthrobthrobbingthrombosisthrumthumpingtom tomtom-tomtrembletremblingtremortrepidationtrepiditytricuspid insufficiencytricuspid stenosisturtle hearttwitteruneasinessunrestvaricose veinsvarixventricular fibrillationwaver
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
3 entriesirregular palpitationnocturnal palpitationrapid palpitation
Collocations
5 entriescardiac palpitationsexperience palpitationsfrequent palpitationsheart palpitationsnocturnal palpitations
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
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