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palpitation

pal·pi·ta·tion

US/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

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a shaky motion

  • “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
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From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.

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