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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat |
| Synonyms: | drum, fluctuate, go pit-a-pat, hammer, oscillate, palpitate, pound, pulse, pump, quiver, roar, throb, thrum, thud, thump, tick, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throb |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe |
| Main Entry: | drum |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat, tap a beat |
| Synonyms: | boom*, pulsate, rap, reverberate, roar, strum, tattoo, throb, thrum, thunder* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wave rapidly, flap |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bat, beat, dance, drift, flicker, flit, flitter, flop, fluctuate, hover, lop, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, quaver, quiver, ripple, ruffle, shake, shiver, swing, throb, tremble, vibrate, wiggle, wobble |
| Main Entry: | palpitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat at a rapid pace, like a heart |
| Synonyms: | flutter, pitpat, pitter-patter, pound, pulsate, pulse, quiver, shiver, throb, tremble, vibrate |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | pound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush; beat rhythmically |
| Synonyms: | batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, malleate, palpitate, pelt, pestle, powder, pulsate, pulse, pulverize, pummel, stomp, strike, thrash, throb, thump, tramp, triturate, wallop |
| Main Entry: | quake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, vibrate |
| Synonyms: | convulse, cower, fluctuate, jar, jitter, move, pulsate, quail, quiver, rock, shiver, shrink, shudder, throb, totter, tremble, tremor, twitter, waver, wobble |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | quiver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, vibrate |
| Synonyms: | agitate, beat, convulse, dither, jitter, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, shiver, shudder, thrill, throb, tremble, tremor, twitter |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | ripple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wave |
| Synonyms: | coil, curl, flow, fluctuate, flutter, motion, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, quiver, splash, stir, surge, sway, swell, swish, undulate, vacillate, vibrate |
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