palpitation

«palpitation» in Mova's school dictionary: beating very fast, very hard or unevenly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a palpitation, palpitations; usually plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling that your heart is beating very fast, very hard or unevenly. tree →

2) (informal, joking) "Palpitations" can mean strong nervous excitement or shock: "You nearly gave me palpitations!" tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, palpitations can happen with fear, exercise, too much caffeine or illness; if they keep happening, see a doctor. In everyday talk, grown-ups joke "You gave me palpitations!" after a fright.

examples

• Too much coffee gave Mum palpitations. tree →
• She felt palpitations before going on stage. tree →
• The doctor checked his heart because of the palpitations. tree →
• "Don't jump out at me! You'll give me palpitations!" said Gran. tree →
• Palpitations after running usually settle when you rest. tree →
• The scary film gave me palpitations. tree →

note

Usually plural: "palpitations". Pronounced "pal-pi-TAY-shuns". If someone has chest pain or feels faint with palpitations, tell an adult and get help.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «palpitation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.