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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palpitate.

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Examples

  • Appignanesi has enjoyed putting some unlikely writers to bed together; 12th-century Capellanus's rules for love ("When a lover suddenly catches sight of his beloved his heart palpitates") sit alongside The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr Right, 1995 ("Don't meet him halfway or go Dutch with him on a date", and "Always end phone calls first").

    Love in literature 2011

  • Her fear of white brutality so palpitates her heart the she races home, stumbling hard along the way, to gather her children around in the safety of their small home.

    Paul Kleyman: Give The Help and Black Working Women a Break Paul Kleyman 2011

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

  • A measure of fantasy palpitates, bringing meaning to the unimaginable and symbolically bringing life to the overtures of the heart.

    Amor y romanticismo 3 2008

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