heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
However, in humans, cardiac hypertrophy can cause serious symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain, or in severe cases, irregular heartbeats or sudden death.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The archival was truly the heartbeat of the movie and turned out to be such an incredible gift to me.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Drygas even provided Urbanavicius a recording of his own heartbeat.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbeat
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: a single contracting and expanding of the heart
Medical Definition
heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: one complete pulsation of the heart
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