heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
Synonyms
Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
Recent Examples on the Web
After doctors still detected a fetal heartbeat, she was discharged and asked to follow up several days later.
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USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Instead, this baby sound machine features eight soundtracks, like calming rain, instrumental, and a heartbeat, with subtle acoustic cues embedded in the background to help promote alpha and delta waves in sleep and language development.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
The decision comes after doctors detected the legendary actor and former politician had an irregular heartbeat.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
But on the new twilight planet of German politics, despair is only a heartbeat away from hope.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
The ability to hear your heartbeat, called pulsatile tinnitus, can be associated with heart disease.
—Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Creativity is the heartbeat of Sophia’s artistic expression.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
The irregular heartbeat was attributed to scar tissue from the previous surgeries.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying hasta la vista, baby, to his irregular heartbeat.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Instead, this baby sound machine features eight soundtracks, like calming rain, instrumental, and a heartbeat, with subtle acoustic cues embedded in the background to help promote alpha and delta waves in sleep and language development.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
The decision comes after doctors detected the legendary actor and former politician had an irregular heartbeat.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
But on the new twilight planet of German politics, despair is only a heartbeat away from hope.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
The ability to hear your heartbeat, called pulsatile tinnitus, can be associated with heart disease.
—Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Creativity is the heartbeat of Sophia’s artistic expression.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
The irregular heartbeat was attributed to scar tissue from the previous surgeries.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying hasta la vista, baby, to his irregular heartbeat.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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