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palpitation

[pal-pi-tey-shuhn] / ˌpæl pɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
throbbing
Synonyms


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I finally fell asleep at 5:30 a.m. after considering going to the hospital at least twice for insomnia and heart palpitations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ireland's scrum is causing them palpitations so there's logic to Townsend going with the same plan in Dublin.

From BBC

So the mass palpitations surrounding the arrest last week of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be viewed with caution—another of the occasional bouts of populist revulsion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But then I started to develop heart palpitations and I knew something else was wrong."

From BBC

Symptoms can include chest pain, shortness of breath, fever and heart palpitations.

From Science Daily