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1. heartbeat
noun. ['ˈhɑːrtˌbiːt'] the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart.
Etymology
- beat (English)
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- heart (English)
- herte (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Heartbeat
- browbeat
- deadbeat
- drumbeat
- upbeat
Sentences with heartbeat
1. Noun, singular or mass
It can also cause a rapid heartbeat if you take it in large doses.
Quotes about heartbeat
1. There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.
- Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever
2. Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.
- Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
3. She was my dream. She made me who I am, and holding her in my arms was more natural to me than my own heartbeat. I think about her all the time. Even now, when I'm sitting here, I think about her. There could never have been another.
- Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
2. heartbeat
noun. ['ˈhɑːrtˌbiːt'] an animating or vital unifying force.
Antonyms
Etymology
- beat (English)
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- heart (English)
- herte (Middle English (1100-1500))