PALPITATIONS


Meaning of PALPITATIONS in English

/ ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃnz; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] a physical condition in which your heart beats very quickly and in an irregular way :

Just the thought of flying gives me palpitations (= makes me very nervous) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.