palpitate
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“Seeing the hospital’s name come across caller ID, it caused my heart to palpitate a bit.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2019
Walker: I mean, at first, it probably made my heart, like, palpitate, and be like, “Aw.”
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2017
Tracks murmur and thrum or surge and palpitate, flush with bleary murk and melodic curlicues reminiscent of earthen atmosphere and galactic ascent alike.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2016
And although it made her heart palpitate temporarily, the remote danger of a heart attack seemed more bearable than losing her hearing.
From Nature • Oct. 9, 2013
Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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