Synonyms for heartbeat

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahrt-beet

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌbit

Définition of heartbeat

Origin : 1850, from heart + beat (n.). From the beginning used as a figure for "a very brief time."

noun pulse

Example sentences :

He listened to Murgatroyd's heartbeat with it while Murgatroyd dozed.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

Then, at last, he detected a heartbeat, very feeble and slow yet unmistakable.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

For a heartbeat, he started to relax the pressure on the throat.
Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

DeVore looked at his superior expressionless for a heartbeat.
Extract from : « Final Weapon » by Everett B. Cole

For a heartbeat, Stan regarded the fellow consideringly, then he shook his head.
Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole

The sense of time deserted him when the metronome of heartbeat died.
Extract from : « Instinct » by George Oliver Smith

His heartbeat quickened with anxiety over her apparent shock.
Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea

Daoud's heartbeat quickened and he tensed when his turn came to pass.
Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea

His heartbeat was thundering in his ears and his knees were quivering.
Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea

When one is lying quietly, the heartbeat is at its lowest point.
Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin

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