palpitate
verb [intransitive](of the heart )心脏 to beat rapidly and/or in an irregular way especially because of fear or excitement 急速跳动,悸动(尤指因恐惧或兴奋) He was aware of his palpitating heart. 他意识到自己的心跳。 Her heart was palpitating wildly. 她的心在狂跳。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPalpitate is used with these nouns as the subject:- heart
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin palpitat- ‘patted’, from the verb palpitare, frequentative of palpare ‘touch gently’.