palpitated

verb

past tense of palpitate
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitated
  1. throbbed
  2. vibrated
  3. pulsed
Verb
  • There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026
  • My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of throbbed
Verb
  • Phones across the Pirriwee Peninsula vibrated ecstatically with the ping-ping-ping of parent WhatsApp group notifications.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Inside Lee Arena, a palpable energy vibrated through the crowd.
    — Latif Love July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of vibrated
Verb
  • Commander John Young made his fifth and final trip to space at age 50, with a heartbeat of 75 to 80 beats a minute, while first-time flier Bob Crippen, 43, had a heartbeat pulsed at 130 beats per minute.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Docs can also use vascular lasers, specifically pulsed dye lasers (PDL) like the Vbeam, to remove these with minimal scarring.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulsed
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“Palpitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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