as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
the man's heart began to palpitate, and he feared another attack was coming on
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My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.
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Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
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THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshippers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews.
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.
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The room pulsed, and the drinks continued to flow.
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The upper floors are devoted to beauty and clinical treatments, with everything from blood oxygenation and ozone therapy, hyperbaric chambers, and pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy.
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“Palpitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitated. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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